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TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN JAPAN TO EMIT SOUNDS FOR PEDESTRIANS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
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- Traffic lights in Japan to emit sounds for pedestrians with visual impairments.
- In Japan at the end of fiscal 2019, there were 208,152 traffic lights, out of which 24,367 were audible pedestrian signals.
- JFVI said m...
A VISUALLY IMPAIRED MAN DIES AFTER FALLING OFF A SUBWAY PLATFORM IN JAPAN
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- A visually impaired man dies after falling off a subway platform in Japan.
- The man was run over by a train on Nov. 29.
- The accident occurred on a platform at Toyocho Station on the Tokyo Metro Co.’s Tozai line. ...
JAPAN RAILWAY CO. FIND TECH SOLUTIONS WITH SEVERAL FIRMS TO HELP VISUALLY IMPAIRED
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- Japan Railway Co. find tech solutions with several firms to help visually impaired.
- West Japan Railway Co. on Sept. 3 revealed its new navigation system for the visually impaired.
- Progress Technologies firm based in Toky...
BLIND MAN RUN OVER BY INCOMING TRAIN
- A visually challenged passenger fell off the station platform and was immediately struck by the oncoming train. He died immediately
- The platform is not equipped with a tangible surface towards the edge of the platform which makes it difficult for visually impaired individuals t...