Higashi-Omi, Japan — He's a familiar face on Japanese residential roads — a cherubic yet intense cartoon boy ... transcended his status as a traffic safety icon to inspire a raft of spinoff ...

To their consternation, the Japanese have discovered that auto safety is not only a U.S. issue. A check by the New York Times with the U.S. National Highway Safety Bureau disclosed last month that ...

but the people are cartoon characters in traditional Japanese clothes. Nevertheless, even if an airline has the most boring safety briefing on the planet, you're doing yourself a favor by paying ...