OSAKA: West Japan Railway has developed a stab-resistant umbrella that will be used to protect passengers and crew members from knife-wielding assailants on trains. The rail company, also known as ...

Hundreds of blade-resistant umbrellas will be deployed on Japanese trains to enhance passenger safety after a spate of knife attacks. A Japanese company is introducing around 1,200 stab-proof ...

In a significant move to enhance passenger safety, Japan is set to deploy hundreds of specially designed umbrellas on its ...

To bolster passenger safety, 1,200 blade-resistant umbrellas will be placed on 600 trains in Japan's Kansai region. Introduced by JR West after recent knife attacks, these lightweight umbrellas ...

Hundreds of blade-resistant umbrellas will be deployed on Japanese trains to enhance passenger safety after a spate of knife attacks. A Japanese company is introducing around 1,200 stab-proof, ...

A Japanese train company is gearing up to deploy “blade-proof” umbrellas in response to a knife attack that occurred on one of its trains last year. Launching the first of its kind in Japan, JR West ...