From this month, it became mandatory for all people who ride bicycles regardless of age to wear helmets. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to support half the cost of subsidizing the purchase cost of helmets by wards and municipalities, up to a maximum of 1,1000 yen per helmet.
Five wards and four cities in Tokyo are implementing subsidized projects, and local governments that have started subsidized projects in the future will also be eligible. The National Police Agency examined the wearing rate in each region from February to March, it was 2.3% in Tokyo.