Train platform safety improved substantially

Train platform safety improved substantially

TOKYO, Japan - Ninety percent of major train stations in Japan have installed or are in the process installing escape mechanisms to reduce fatal accidents on tracks, the government said Jan. 25. The effort follows the deaths of three passengers in January last year at JR Shin-Okubo Station in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Photo shows escape space completed at JR Shin-Okubo Station.

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