National Jul 9, 2020
Is that hand strap clean? Tokyo Metro sprays silver to fend off coronavirus
Tokyo's labyrinthine rail network of about 900 stations and roughly 85 lines has seen passenger numbers approach pre-virus levels.
National Jul 8, 2020
Japan supercomputer finds ways to nix airborne virus at work and on trains
Operating commuter trains with windows open and limiting the number of passengers may help reduce the risk of infection.
National / Politics Jul 6, 2020
JR Central gives up on 2027 maglev launch after Shizuoka backs farmers
The governor's decision means the railway's futuristic maglev line won't get off the ground in 2027 as planned and Shizuoka's tea and orange farmers can rest easy.
Business / Corporate Jul 1, 2020
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Central) started the commercial operations of its N700S bullet train on the Tokaido Shinkansen line on Wednesday. The N700S is the first all-new Tokaido Shinkansen train in 13 years. It offers improved functions for passenger seats, with a power outlet ...
Business / Corporate Jun 27, 2020
JR Central to delay planned 2027 start of Tokyo-Nagoya maglev train service
Setback expected after local governor rejects approving the start of preparatory construction work, citing environmental concerns.
Business / Corporate Jun 13, 2020
JR Central lifts covers on N700S bullet train to rekindle ridership
With passenger numbers slashed by the coronavirus, JR Central hopes the totally new model and its creature comforts will get people riding bullet trains again.
Business Jun 6, 2020
The subway station is between Kasumigaseki and Kamiyacho and is also linked to Toranomon Station on the Ginza Line.
National / Crime & Legal Jun 5, 2020
Man held for free train ride halfway across Japan for coronavirus cash
A Filipino man has been arrested for allegedly taking a free ride on a bullet train halfway across the country in hopes of getting the government's ¥100,000 ($920) coronavirus cash handout, police said Friday. The man, Kris Noel Macalalad Eliseo, 35, was arrested Thursday after ...
National Jun 2, 2020
Tokyo Metro expects that the station will serve some 80,000 users daily as it is close to areas where many redevelopment projects are underway.
National Jun 1, 2020
East Japan Railway Co. opened a new platform for its Saikyo Line for use Monday at Shibuya Station in Tokyo. The railway operator moved the Saikyo Line platform north by about 350 meters so that the new platform and the Yamanote Line platforms are positioned ...
Business May 25, 2020
Masatake Matsuda, former president of East Japan Railway Co. and promoter of the April 1987 privatization of the Japanese National Railways, died of liver cancer last Tuesday, it was learned on Monday. He was 84. Matsuda, who joined the JNR in 1961, became an executive ...