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

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 ...

Such an abrupt change in weather often drives home to me the value of an umbrella. Japanese singer-songwriter Yosui Inoue composed his famous song “Kasa ga Nai” half a century ago. The ...

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 ...

West Japan Railway Company, also known as JR West, has introduced blade-resistant umbrellas on trains to enhance passenger safety in Japan. This initiative follows a series of knife attacks on ...

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 ...

Officials hope the lightweight umbrellas can help passengers and crew fend off attackers until help can arrive - GETTY IMAGES Japan is set to introduce stab-proof umbrellas on trains following a ...

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 ...

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 ...