JR East execs' apology for shinkansen paralysis

JR East execs' apology for shinkansen paralysis

TOKYO, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. executives bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2011, for the temporary suspension the previous day of shinkansen bullet train services that the company attributed to a computer glitch.

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