Safety concerns mount over Japan’s traditional festivals after string of fatal accidents
- There is mounting concern over the safety of Japan’s traditional festivals after the death of a senior local official who was reportedly crushed beneath a float at the weekend, days after two men died in similar incidents in another part of the country.
- Akihiro Nabae, the deputy mayor of Saijo, in western Japan, was carrying a giant float with other participants in a festival on Saturday when he became trapped beneath the structure, Agence France-Presse reported.
- Nabae, 62, was taken to hospital and later pronounced dead, local media said, adding that no one else was injured.
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- There is mounting concern over the safety of Japan’s traditional festivals after the death of a senior local official who was reportedly crushed beneath a float at the weekend, days after two men died in similar incidents in another part of the country.
- Akihiro Nabae, the deputy mayor of Saijo, in western Japan, was carrying a giant float with other participants in a festival on Saturday when he became trapped beneath the structure, Agence France-Presse reported.
- Nabae, 62, was taken to hospital and later pronounced dead, local media said, adding that no one else was injured.
Sources: Guardian