Bus company president visits accident site in Karuizawa

Bus company president visits accident site in Karuizawa

Misaku Takahashi, president of ESP, a Tokyo-based bus operating company, prays for victims of a ski tour bus accident involving one of his company's vehicles at the accident site in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 21, 2016. The charter bus carrying mostly teenagers and people in their early 20s crashed on Jan. 15, killing 15 of the 41 people aboard. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Operator of crashed bus provided service at price below legal limit

Operator of crashed bus provided service at price below legal limit

Misaku Takahashi, president of ESP, speaks to reporters in the city of Hamura, Tokyo, on Jan. 17, 2016, after a chartered ski bus operated by the company crashed in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 15, killing 14 people. Takahashi said the company will stop operating large buses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Bus operator chief apologizes for fatal accident

Bus operator chief apologizes for fatal accident

Misaku Takahashi (C), president of bus operator ESP, bows in apology during a press conference in Hamura in suburban Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2016, as one of his tour buses crashed the previous day, killing 14 people. "We apologize for having caused a serious accident," Takahashi said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Bus operator chief apologizes for fatal accident

Bus operator chief apologizes for fatal accident

Misaku Takahashi (C), president of bus operator ESP, kneels down on the ground in apology during a press conference in Hamura in suburban Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2016, as one of his tour buses crashed the previous day, killing 14 people. "We apologize for having caused a serious accident," Takahashi said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo