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JR EAST

BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 18, 2013
Blood on the tracks: Who pays for deadly railway accidents?
It's true: Railways demand money from families whose members die in train accidents.
EDITORIALS
Aug 18, 2013
Wanted: better escalator manners
Because of accidents and injuries, East Japan Railway is asking commuters to stop walking or running up and down escalators.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2013
Virtuous, vicious or just circular? Loop line to wed pair
East Japan Railway Co. announced Tuesday that a lucky couple will get the chance to hold a special wedding ceremony on board its Yamanote Line later this year.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2002
Yamanote adds English and standing room
Come April, Tokyo's Yamanote Line will be kinder to English-speaking foreign passengers.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight