Drunk on a bicycle? Japan will take your car licence too

Nearly 900 people in Japan had their driver’s licences suspended for drunk cycling between January and September 2025, a dramatic rise from just two cases during the same period last year, new data from the National Police Agency (NPA) shows. The spike follows the enforcement of a revised Road Traffic Law that came into effect in November 2024, making it a punishable offence to ride a bicycle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15 milligrams per litre of breath or higher. The law also