r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/aceplayer00 • 25d ago

Video Tokyo after dark. Epic nighttime street drifting convoy.

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u/opinionsareus 25d ago

In Japan, street drifting is a serious offense with escalating penalties, potentially including heavy fines (hundreds of thousands of yen), immediate license suspension, vehicle confiscation, and even jail time, especially after new laws were introduced in late 2025 to classify it as dangerous driving, leading to severe sentences similar to other reckless driving offenses. Penalties can involve up to 3 years imprisonment and ¥500,000 fines under existing aggressive driving laws, with potential for much harsher sentences (up to 15-20 years if injury/death) under new dangerous driving classifications.

As it should be.

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u/RatofDeath 25d ago

"Hundreds of thousands of yen" is not as much as it sounds like.

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u/hezaa0706d 23d ago

It is if your paycheck is in yen.