> When all of a sudden one of the train guards went behind him , and got him
> in a bear hug.
> As you can imagine , he retaliated.


You didn't tell what he did to the guy. If dental work is involved, it's
certainly expensive. Was he a gaijin or Japanese?
As a gaijin he has to learn to display a low profile...
Anyway, I wouldn't know what really happened on the platform. He might not
be telling the entire truth. Besides he was probably drunk.
Station attendants are not known to be aggressive. Have been here for 24
years...

Sigi