- Japan’s transport ministry has requested East Japan Railway investigate recent major service suspensions.
- Multiple disruptions, including power outages and a broken cable, have impacted key train lines in Tokyo.
- JR East executives have apologized and pledged to improve safety and restore public trust.

A: Hey Hana! Did you hear about the train problems this week? It was crazy!

B: Kenji! No way! Seriously? What happened?

A: Yeah! The transport ministry is *really* not happy. They told JR East to figure out why the trains kept stopping.

B: Oh no! Like the Yamanote Line? I take that sometimes!

A: Exactly! Remember that big outage a couple of weeks ago? And then the Joban Line had problems too?

B: Ugh, I saw that on the news. It was so long! People were super stressed.

A: Right?! The Minister said it’s a big deal because lots of people rely on those trains. He wants JR East to do a better job.

B: So, they had someone from JR East, Watari-san, come in and talk to them?

A: Yep! He said they’re really sorry about all the trouble. He knows they need to improve safety.

B: Poor Watari-san! That must be a lot of pressure. Hopefully, they fix it soon! I don't want to be late for work again!

A: Me neither! They need to get people to trust the trains again.