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In Tokyo, a Train That Leaves 25 Seconds Early Is Considered Late

Tokyo, Japan In Tokyo, a Train That Leaves 25 Seconds Early Is Considered Late

A Japanese rail company once issued a formal public apology because one of its trains left 25 seconds early — not late, early. In Tokyo, anything over 60 seconds counts as an official delay: logged, reported, published monthly. The threshold is the story.

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