An experiment is under way at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo to create a safer environment for the hearing impaired by converting announcements and even the sound of an approaching train into printed ...

The English version of “Tokyo Ueno Station” by female novelist Yu Miri, an ethnic Korean resident in Japan, was shortlisted for this year's U.S. National Book Award for Translated Literature.

The solution requires a fundamental shift in workplace culture, not just more policies, according to an analyst.