Japan May Allow Comp for Good Samaritans

Japan's labor ministry is taking steps to allow Good Samaritans who stopped to help injured passengers after a train derailment qualify for workers' compensation benefits for injuries or mental stress suffered at the crash site, a Japanese news service reported Thursday. Asashi.com said the April 25 crash of a rapid train in Amagaski, Japan, killed 107 people. Commuters who assisted survivors have complained of insomnia and psychological stress brought on by the disaster. The news service, quoting unnamed sources, said officials with Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare have decid...