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Tokyo Olympic Swimmer Gets Suspended Term for Dangerous Driving

Summary by The Japan Times
Tomoru Honda, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, received one year in prison, suspended for three years.

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Tokyo Olympic swimmer gets suspended term for dangerous driving

Tomoru Honda, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, received one year in prison, suspended for three years.

·Chiyoda, Japan
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Swimmer Honda, the Defendant, Was Driving at 88-108 Km/h on a Road with a 30 Km/h Speed Limit, Swerving Into the Oncoming Lane and Colliding with Another Vehicle. The Victim's Side Stated, "He Was Young and an Athlete. We Do Not Want a Harsh punishment." The Defendant Was Sentenced to One Year in Prison, Suspended for Three Years.

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Tokyo Olympics Silver Defendant Honda Akira Convicted with 1 Year in Prison and 3 Years Suspended Sentence Japan Federation “Takes It Seriously”

The Japan Swimming Federation announced comments on the 9th in response to the fact that defendant Honda Akira, who won the 2021 Tokyo Olympics silver medal in the men's 200-meter swimming butterfly, was convicted for violating the Motor Vehicle Driving Punishment Act (dangerous driving injury)...

·Osaka, Japan
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Tokyo Olympics Silver Medalist, Tomoru Honda (24), Found Guilty of Dangerous Driving Causing Injury, Including Driving at 108 Km/h on a Road with a 30 Km/h Speed Limit. Tokyo District Court, Tachikawa Branch

Tokyo Olympic swimming silver medalist, Tomoru Honda, has been sentenced to one year in prison with a three-year suspended sentence for driving at a significant speed limit and causing a traffic accident resulting in injury. Honda was charged with dangerous driving causing injury in November 2025, when he allegedly drove at 88 to 108 km/h on a road with a 30 km/h speed limit in Tama City, Tokyo, swerving into the oncoming lane and causing an acc…

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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