By YUICHIRO YONEDA/ Staff Writer
December 7, 2021 at 17:30 JST
Tatsuko Sugata boards a train with the help of a staff member at JR Nagayo Station in Nagayo, Nagasaki Prefecture, in December 2020. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
When Tatsuko Sugata, a wheelchair user, couldn't get station staff to help her board or get off trains, she would be forced to pay high taxi fares to get to her destinations. [Read More]
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