Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Seeks to Interview People with Visual Impairments Who Fell from Station Platforms

By Barrier Free Japan

November 14 2024

TOKYO – Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is interviewing visually impaired people who have fallen from station platforms about the circumstances of the fall in order to raise awareness among related parties and prevent the recurrence of falls by visually impaired people from station platforms. The information the ministry obtains will be made public if the consent of the interviewee(s) is given.

Contact Information:

Website: https://www.mlit.go.jp/tetudo/tetudo_fr7_000064.html

Email address: hqt-tennrakuchousa/at-mark/gxb.mlit.go.jp

Phone number: 03-5253-8548 (Railway Bureau Safety Supervision Office Planning Section)

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