JR West head tells staff to ensure safety

JR West head tells staff to ensure safety

OSAKA, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. President Takeshi Kakiuchi instructs staff to work together to prevent a recurrence of accidents at the company headquarters in Osaka on May 1, indicating he has no plans to resign over Japan's fourth deadliest postwar train accident on April 25.

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