Japan's truckers stifled by new rules

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 21, 2024 12:07 am

KAWASAKI — Fujio Uemura has to rest after driving fish all night to Tokyo under new rules that trucking firms and experts say are crippling Japan's logistics sector and risk pushing up prices for consumers.

The regulations are aimed at easing the stress of the badly paid hard slog of trucking and making it more attractive to young people in aging Japan, where some 90 percent of goods are transported by road.

This photo taken on Sept. 4, 2024 shows trucks parked at a convenience store truck stop in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture. Since April, truck drivers' annual overtime has been capped at 960 hours, or 80 hours per month on average, alongside new rules, making it hard for them to earn more. AFP PHOTO

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