Japanese train otaku recognise Ambassador Emanuel as a fellow railway geek during his “weekend of firsts”.
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Where commuters have less than 40 centimetres (16 inches) of foot-space between safety lines.
People around the country are in awe of the clip, which was taken without the use of filters or any editing software.
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