JR West apologizes for crack found in bullet train

JR West apologizes for crack found in bullet train

Norihiko Yoshie (R), vice president of train operator West Japan Railway Co., bows in apology after a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 19, 2017. A 16-centimeter-long crack was found in an undercarriage of a running shinkansen bullet train on Dec. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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