JR East chairman hints at resignation over fatal derailment

SHONAI, Japan - Masatake Matsuda, chairman of East Japan Railway Co., offers flowers at the site of a fatal train derailment in the town of Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. 29. The six-car express Inaho No. 14 derailed there on Dec. 25, killing five passengers.

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