JR East covered the information board in Russian, which had been installed on the premises of Ebisu Station in Tokyo, with paper, saying that it was "unpleasant" from customers, but it "leads to discrimination." In response to the criticism, we will return to the original state from the 15th.
"I'm sorry for the misunderstanding," he said.
JR East has installed a signboard with the words "Nakameguro" and "Roppongi" in Russian for those who transfer to the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line at Ebisu Station in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. I covered it with paper.
According to JR East, the reason is that since Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, there have been multiple voices from passengers saying that it is unpleasant to see the information board.
On the other hand, there were a lot of criticisms such as "leading to discrimination" on SNS etc., so it was decided to turn around and return to the original state from the 15th.
JR East said, "We have been criticized and decided that it is appropriate to return to the original state. We apologize for giving the misunderstanding that it is discrimination."