By AYATERU HOSOZAWA/ Staff Writer
February 14, 2020 at 07:10 JST
Trial operations of JR East's new smartphone app are scheduled on the Saikyo Line, which connects Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) is developing a smartphone app that allows groping victims to immediately alert the train conductor, seek help from other passengers and spread information about the perpetrator. [Read More]
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