Alarmed by a rise in people jumping to their deaths in front of trains, some Japanese railway operators are installing special blue lights above station platforms they hope will have a soothing effect and reduce suicides [read full story]
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Alarmed by a rise in people jumping to their deaths in front of trains, some railways are installing special blue lights above station platforms in the hope they will have a soothing effect and reduce...
Alarmed by a rise in people jumping to their deaths in front of trains, some railways are installing special blue lights above station platforms in the hope they will have a soothing effect and reduce suicides. As of November,...
Posted by: Kenji Hall on November 05 The color blue has been thought to have a calming effect on people. But can it prevent suicides? Railway operator JR East is hoping that blue light-emitting-diode...
TOKYO -- Alarmed by a rise in people jumping to their deaths in front of trains, some Japanese railway operators are installing special blue lights above station platforms. They hope the lights will have a soothing effect and...
The color blue has been thought to have a calming effect on people. But can it prevent suicides? Railway operator JR East is hoping that blue light-emitting-diode, or LED, lamps will help reduce the number of suicides on train...
Thursday, November 5, 2009 By SHINO YUASA ~ The Associated Press TOKYO -- As of November, East Japan Railway Co. has put blue light-emitting diode, or LED, lights in all 29 stations on Tokyo's central train loop, the Yamanote...
Railway operators hope blue hue will have a soothing effect A Keihin Electric Express Railway Co. Ltd. train pulls in to Gumyoji station, which is lit in a blue light-emitting diode, or LED, in Yokohama, west of Tokyo, Japan....
12:37pm UK, Wednesday November 04, 2009 David Williams, Sky News Online Tokyo train operators alarmed at a rise in station suicides have bathed the city's platforms in blue light in a bid to calm passengers. The lights hang...
Alarmed by a rise in people jumping to their deaths in front of trains, some Japanese railway operators are installing special blue lights above station platforms they hope will have a soothing effect and reduce suicides.
Hoping to stem rise in suicide jumpers, Tokyo train stations install soothing blue lights By SHINO YUASA Associated Press Writer TOKYO November 4, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment In this photo taken on Oct. 14,...
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