World Scene: Japan

Late rail worker delays train

A Japanese railway worker halted a commuter train by pressing an emergency stop button because he needed an excuse for running late for work, police said after arresting the man yesterday.

Masahiro Matsumoto, 23, employed at the Nishioji station in Kyoto prefecture, pressed a roadside emergency stop button at a train crossing yesterday morning, causing a Nara line train to stop for about four minutes.