Electromagnetic body scanners slated for testing in one of Japan's busiest subway stations in March
The transport ministry said it will begin using body scanners that can "see through" clothing next month on a trial basis to check subway passengers at Tokyo Metro Co.'s Kasumigaseki Station for dangerous items. The experiment will use technology that converts electromagnetic terahertz waves emitted ...
After yearslong fight, Osaka subway drivers win court case over Toru Hashimoto-era beard ban
A district court ruled Wednesday in favor of two subway drivers who sought compensation from the Osaka Municipal Government, claiming they received poor performance reviews for refusing to comply with internal regulations banning beards. The Osaka District Court ordered the city to pay the men ...
Google Street View is now available for the platforms and concourses of 13 Tokyo Metro Co. subway stations. With the new service, which was introduced Monday, users can check underground routes at the terminals in advance. The stations are Akasaka, Akasaka-Mitsuke, Asakusa, Ueno, Gaienmae, Kojimachi, Shinbashi, ...
Tokyo Metro trains vandalized for third time in seven days
In the early hours of Thursday, Tokyo Metro Co. discovered one of its trains had been vandalized overnight with graffiti while parked near Nakano Station, the subway operator said. The incident was the third in the past seven days where Tokyo Metro subway trains had ...
Tokyo subway tests messaging system to help pregnant women secure seats
Subway commuting may get easier for expectant mothers, with tests beginning Monday in Tokyo of a system that will allow them to ask willing passengers via a chat app to give up their seats. Tokyo Metro Co., Line Corp. and Dai Nippon Printing Co. are ...
Japan-funded Philippine subway project possibly delayed to December 2018
The start of construction for a Japanese-financed subway in the Philippines' urban metropolis of Manila could be pushed back to as far as December next year, a Philippine official said Tuesday. The Philippine government had said previously that construction of the 355 billion peso (about ...
A Tokyo company employee who said he flew into bouts of "rail rage" due to overcrowded trains and has confessed to ripping down hand straps has been arrested on suspicion of destruction of property, police said Tuesday. Michio Matsumuru, 63, of Adachi Ward, was arrested ...
Transport minister orders investigation after subway train drags empty baby stroller 100 meters
Transport minister Keiichi Ishii on Tuesday ordered Tokyo Metro to investigate an incident Monday in which an empty baby stroller was dragged 100 meters along a platform after becoming stuck in train doors. Tokyo Metro President Yoshimitsu Oku, who met with Ishii later in the ...
Metro workers mark 21st anniversary of sarin gas attack in Tokyo
Subway workers mark the 21st anniversary of the Aum Shinrikyo cult’s 1995 sarin attack on the Tokyo metro, but kin of the deceased are still angry with the perpetrators.
Two Osaka subway drivers have sued the city's municipal government after their bonuses were cut because they refused to shave off their beards. "Growing a beard is part of individual freedom, just like choosing clothes or hairstyles," said a lawsuit filed Wednesday with the Osaka ...
Hit tunes by the all-girl pop group AKB48 and its rival, Nogizaka46, and a 1960s duet song still popular in karaoke, have been selected for departure melodies at three subway stations in central Tokyo. Tokyo Metro Co., the operator of nine subway lines in the ...
Subway worker's ticket chad masterpiece goes viral
Japan's rail service, known for its punctuality and reliability, has not only been appealing to rail fans but is also the subject of great pride among its employees — so much so that one of them has created an artwork depicting a train with ...
