Tokyo train company’s apology for Tsukuba Express 20-second-early departure

[gmat]

From Sora News24;

Tokyo train company’s apology for 20-second-early departure is one of the best things about Japan

  https://en.rocketnews24.com/2017/11/16/tokyo-train-companys-apology-for-20-second-early-departure-is-one-of-the-best-things-about-japan/

 

Anyone read about this anywhere else?

[gmat]

Link to BBC article.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42009839

[Suica]

Sumimasen culture.

[Vato]

I love Japan <3 

[railsquid]

Makes a change from the constant barrage of apologies for the train being as much as several minutes late.

[Pashina12]

1 hour ago, Suica said:

Sumimasen culture.

 

The *one* place in the world that outdoes Canada.

[gmat]

Basically the same article from Japan Today but the comments are interesting.

https://japantoday.com/category/national/tokyo-train-company-apologizes-for-20-second-early-departure

 

[bikkuri bahn]

Well, I've read some TOC's in the UK shut and lock their doors on trains around a minute before the departure time as a matter of policy, to prevent last second boardings.

[JR 500系]

On the other end of the Spectrum, can I share something that is off topic?

 

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/23-injured-smrt-trains-collide-joo-koon-mrt-station-030029616.html

 

And they didn't even apologize ...

[railsquid]

And the news cycle goes full swing, with the overseas reporting on the incident being reported in Japan.

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20171117-00010000-huffpost-int