A transport ministry affiliate on Thursday proposed the introduction of multi-language warnings and pictograms at railroad crossings, after a foreign tourist was hit and killed by a train at such a junction last August.
According to a report on the accident released by the Japan Transport Safety Board the same day, a two-car train of Kyushu Railway, or JR Kyushu, hit the tourist?¡ª a 55-year-old woman from Taiwan?¡ª while traveling between Kamiarita and Arita stations on the Sasebo line in Saga Prefecture on the afternoon of Aug. 13, 2025.
The accident occurred at a Class 3 railroad crossing, which is equipped with alarms but not barriers, and is located near Sueyama Shrine, a popular tourist spot.
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