National Jan 19, 2021
Final departure times on 11 JR East lines will be brought forward by between 8 and 32 minutes.
Business Jan 13, 2021
Last trains in Tokyo area to leave earlier amid virus resurgence
JR East will bring forward the departure times of the last trains by 8 to 32 minutes.
Business Dec 18, 2020
Tokyo train operators agree not to run trains all night on New Year's Eve
Gov. Yuriko Koike and governors of three prefectures bordering the capital asked Wednesday for the central government and railway firms to halt the services, to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Business / Corporate Dec 1, 2020
AI-equipped guide panels make Tokyo area train station debuts
Electronic panels equipped with artificial intelligence debuted Tuesday at major train stations in the Tokyo area to provide tourist and transfer information for a trial period, with the railway operator aiming to use them to make up for a future labor shortage. East Japan Railway ...
Business Nov 20, 2020
The lack of interoperability between different cashless payment applications remains a hurdle both for consumers and retailers.
Business / Corporate Nov 12, 2020
JR East plans to reward off-peak commuters with point program
It will be possible to use the points to pay for train travel as well as purchases at shops inside station buildings and JR East's online stores.
National Nov 4, 2020
Railway companies in Japan struggling with dropped earphones
Rail firm JR East counted about 950 cases of dropped earphones at 78 stations in the Tokyo area between July and September.
Business / Corporate Nov 2, 2020
Last trains to leave earlier in Tokyo as JR East cuts costs to stem red ink
by Kazuaki Nagata
Weeknight passenger numbers between midnight and 1 a.m. on the Yamanote Line plunged 66% in August compared to the previous year, the firm said.
Business Oct 22, 2020
JR East to bring forward last train departures on 17 lines in Tokyo
Around 20,000 passengers are expected to be affected by the schedule changes to last trains on weekdays.
Business / Corporate Oct 5, 2020
Japan struggles to fill bullet trains running with empty seats
by Shiho Takezawa
East Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. are forecasting their deepest losses since the country’s rail network was privatized in 1987.
Business Sep 16, 2020
The two companies stopped short of releasing earnings projections for fiscal 2020, noting that the extent of the impact of the virus crisis is unpredictable.