West Japan Railway Company, also known as JR West, has introduced blade-resistant tarps on trains to improve health for passengers in Japan. This program comes in response to a number of knife-related incidents on trains, including one that happened in the Kansai region in July 2023 and injured three people.
The firm plans to deploy 1, 200 blade-resistant tents across 600 carriages in the Kansai territory, with accessibility starting in November.
These newly developed tents are 20 inches longer than traditional ones thanks to a unique material that resists edge penetration. When compared to traditional defense equipment like” sasumata” prods, they are portable and easier to use and keep. The umbrella-shields are meant to give customers more time to run away from danger.
JR West chairman Kazuaki Hasegawa, as quoted by The Mainichi, said,” They can be operated successfully inside a vehicle and are powerful. In an evacuation, we want the team to respond quickly and guarantee passengers leave properly”.
The earliest train organization in Japan to create a safety device like this.
A JR West recognized, as quoted by The Mainichi, said,” The defensive weapons used earlier were short-range and large. We created a helmet that is simpler for female employees to manage.
In the July 2023 tragedy, a knifing assault on Kansai Airport Line resulted in injury to three people, including two people.
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