In 2017, a Japanese train company issued a formal apology.
For what?

Q: In 2017, a Japanese train company issued a formal apology. For what?

For departing 20 seconds early.. The Tsukuba Express train left at 9:44:20 instead of 9:44:40. The apology went viral globally. Japanese punctuality standards operate on a different clock than the rest of us.

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For departing 20 seconds early. — The Tsukuba Express train left at 9:44:20 instead of 9:44:40. The apology went viral globally. Japanese punctuality standards operate on a different clock than the rest of us.