Distracted walkers in Japan are a real safety risk. My mother knows firsthand. ^6.9%

The Japan Times - By Alex K.t. Martin - 6/21/2026, 3:40 AM

Unattributed Quote 17.8% - Representativeness Heuristic 17% - Negativity Bias 11.7%

At around 8:45 a.m. on Friday, June 5, my mother was knocked over by a man staring at his smartphone as he exited the ticket gates of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line at Ikebukuro, one of the busiest train stations in Tokyo. My mother, 78, has a bad left knee and uses a cane whenever she goes out. She struck the right side of her face on the... more