National Oct 27, 2020
Meiji-Mura is asking for donations to help maintain its two trains, one of which has been running in Japan since 1874.
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 19, 2020
JR Central uses test ride to show off updated maglev shinkansen
The new magnetically levitated bullet train service will link Tokyo and Osaka at speeds of up to 500 kilometers per hour once completed.
National Oct 17, 2020
A six-car train, equipped with carriages with tatami-covered floors, left Kagoshima-Chuo Station for a four-day luxury trip around the island.
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.
Business / Corporate Sep 3, 2020
Last trains in Tokyo to leave earlier from next spring, JR East says
The railway said it is trying to improve labor conditions for maintenance personnel, but cost-cutting is believed to be another reason in light of the pandemic.
National Aug 22, 2020
End of an era: Dismantling of old Harajuku Station building to begin on Monday
After standing for 96 years and surviving World War II, the old wooden building is finally set to be taken down, bringing an end to a Tokyo landmark.
Business / Corporate Aug 19, 2020
Kyoto railway attracting future passengers with virtual trips
Would-be passengers can order cuisine from the train to enjoy at home with a view from the carriage windows via the internet.
National Aug 18, 2020
The total number of passengers on Japan Railways trains during the country's Bon summer holiday period plunged 76 percent from a year before, amid the coronavirus epidemic, six JR regional railway operators said Tuesday. The total in the period from Aug. 7 to Monday came ...
National Aug 15, 2020
The legal action is just one of several being taken by residents who are worried the project will ruin a river vital to its well known tea and orange crops.