Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito said, "It shouldn't be." As a result, we instructed thorough prevention of recurrence.
In addition, Tokyo Metro sought improvement in response to multiple defects found in other toilet warning systems that were not reported to the government.
In June of last year, a user was found lying down in a multi-functional toilet at a station on the Hibiya line, and then died. I apologized.
Regarding this issue, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 4th, "It should not be the case that the call button was not notified even if it was pressed," and instructed thorough prevention of recurrence. I made it clear.
In addition, as a result of an emergency inspection of the multi-functional toilet, Tokyo Metro found defects in 12 places but did not report them to the government.
Regarding this, Minister Saito said, "Regardless of railway accidents and transportation obstacles, we should report accidents related to the safety and security of railway facility users," and requested improvement.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has informed and alerted railway operators nationwide about this issue.