Transport minister Kitagawa inspects JR West

OSAKA, Japan - Transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa (L) visits West Japan Railway Co. in Osaka for an inspection on May 29 and called for measures to prevent a recurrence of the April 25 derailment -- Japan's worst train disaster in 40 years -- that claimed 107 lives. At right is JR West President Takeshi Kakiuchi.

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