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Subway safety: platform doors ホームドア

I wrote about platform doors in my January 17 column in The Japan Times, in response to a question from a reader who questioned whether these new safety barriers on train platforms amount to “typically Japanese paternalistic over-protection.” Lord knows … Continue reading

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