JR West ordered to improve business

JR West ordered to improve business

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Seiji Maehara (R) hands a notice to West Japan Railway Co. President Takayuki Sasaki on Sept. 28, 2009, ordering the company to improve its business practices after the railway operator admitted late last week that it had obtained a draft report on the cause of a 2005 fatal derailment involving its train services from a member of the government safety board. (Kyodo)

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