Weekly Journal 8
Last week, the operators of Tokyo's Tsukuba Express line apologized for one of its trains leaving
20 seconds too early. In other words, only because the high-speed train pulled out of a station 20
seconds earlier than scheduled due to staff members failing to check the departure timetable, the
company felt guilty of failing to accurately perform the departure operations even though the next
train was just four minutes later. This strange event surprised many people including me. In foreign
countries, it is usual that their train timetable doesn't hold good. Japanese people may believe that
punctuality is a virtue which must be practiced by those who are in a social rule.
20 seconds too early. In other words, only because the high-speed train pulled out of a station 20
seconds earlier than scheduled due to staff members failing to check the departure timetable, the
company felt guilty of failing to accurately perform the departure operations even though the next
train was just four minutes later. This strange event surprised many people including me. In foreign
countries, it is usual that their train timetable doesn't hold good. Japanese people may believe that
punctuality is a virtue which must be practiced by those who are in a social rule.
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