# Japan halves speed limit to 30km/h on all narrow city streets

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- The Guardian, 2026-09-02 05:15 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/02/japan-new-speed-limit-30kmh-narrow-city-streets

> Japan has cut the speed limit on residential roads without centre lines or posted maximums from 60km/h to 30km/h. The change covers about 870,000km of roads and aims to reduce fatal and serious pedestrian accidents, particularly involving children and older people, on narrow urban streets.