1. Japanese police are preparing to enforce “blue ticket” fines that will be imposed on cyclists for relatively minor traffic violations, such as using phones while cycling, from April 1 next year. The new fine system for cyclists was included in a revision to the Road Traffic Act that passed the Diet last year in response to a rise in accidents involving bicycles. 2. A dozen US states have jointly sued President Donald Trump’s administration to block what they call illegal tariffs on trading partners. The states say the tariffs harm consumers by raising prices. The state of New York said on Wednesday that a coalition of 12 states filed the civil lawsuit with the US Court of International Trade. They are seeking a court order for the administration to stop enforcing the tariffs.
3. A theme park in the western Japanese prefecture of Wakayama says it will bid farewell to all four of its giant pandas in around late June. Adventure World in Shirahama Town announced on Thursday that all the pandas under its care will be transferred to China.
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