Singer Yukio Hashi, who lives in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture and will soon turn 80, has returned his driver's license and called on people who are worried about driving to consider returning their license.

Yukio Hashi (79) went to the Atami Police Station on the afternoon of the 8th to voluntarily return his driver's license and received a driving record certificate from the police chief.



About five years ago, Mr. Hashi entrusted his wife to drive his car. I was thinking of returning my driver's license.

Mr. Hashi said, "It's been more than 60 years since I got my license, and I've driven many cars, and I've enjoyed it quite a bit. I thought I should return my license early, so I'm glad I did it before I turned 80." I was talking to



On top of that, he said, ``Returning the license is not compulsory, but dangerous driving can lead to a serious accident, so if you think your physical strength has declined, please consider returning your license.''