Japan is set to introduce stab-proof umbrellas on trains following a spate of knife attacks. The West Japan Railway Company, ...

Hundreds of blade-resistant umbrellas will be deployed on Japanese trains to enhance passenger safety after a spate of knife ...

Umbrellas have become the latest health protocol pushed in Japan to ensure social distancing and help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Advertisement banners with such statements as ...

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 ...