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TOKYO METRO CO

Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2023
Japan railway firms boosting efforts for automated operations
The need to streamline operations is growing as Japan's falling population shrinks the pool of potential drivers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2023
Former top ministry official admits to pressuring firm on leadership promotion
The presidency of the airport infrastructure firm had traditionally been held by a former transport ministry official until 2021.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2023
Tokyo area train fares raised by ¥10 to fund barrier-free infrastructure
The companies will use increased revenues to install elevators and platform doors and make other efforts to improve barrier-free accessibility at train stations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 28, 2023
Man gets over three years in prison for acid attack at Tokyo subway station
The court convicted Hirotaka Hanamori of causing injury to a man, who had belonged to the same university club, at Tokyo Metro's Shirokane-takanawa Station in August 2021.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2021
Suspect in Tokyo acid attack arrested in Okinawa
Hirotaka Hanamori, 25, is suspected of throwing sulfuric acid at a 22-year-old man at Tokyo Metro Co.'s Shirokane Takanawa Station in the capital's Minato Ward on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2021
Police identify man suspected in Tokyo subway acid attack
One victim suffered serious injuries to the face and eyes, which will require roughly six months to heal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 25, 2021
Suspect at large after two injured in Tokyo subway acid attack
A man and a woman sustained burns on Tuesday night after a suspect threw what is believed to be sulfuric acid in a Tokyo subway station and fled the scene, police said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 16, 2021
Japan gives nod to future IPO of massive Tokyo subway operator
A privatization of the subway, which carries an average of 7.56 million riders per day, has been keenly awaited for years, especially among retail investors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2020
Toranomon Hills Station opens on Tokyo's Hibiya Line
The subway station is between Kasumigaseki and Kamiyacho and is also linked to Toranomon Station on the Ginza Line.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2020
Toranomon Hills Station revealed ahead of opening
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2020
Tokyo Metro remembers Hibiya Line subway crash victims on 20th anniversary
Three top executives at Tokyo Metro Co. on Sunday visited the site of the deadly Hibiya Line subway crash in 2000 to remember the victims.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 15, 2020
Follow the leader
'This (Tokyo Metro puzzle) game is pretty easy.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2020
Government to get five more years to sell its shares in Japan Post and Tokyo Metro
The government plans to extend the deadline for selling shares in Japan Post Holdings Co. and Tokyo Metro Co. by five years from fiscal 2022, sources have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2020
Renovated Shibuya subway station with M-shaped roof open for business
Tokyo's oldest subway line got a brand-new station Friday in the tourism and nightlife hub of Shibuya, which is rapidly transforming ahead of the Olympics this summer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2019
Tokyo's Ginza Line to be partially suspended over New Year's due to work at Shibuya Station
Tokyo's busy Ginza Line, which runs from Shibuya to Asakusa on a route that connects two of the capital's top spots for tourists, will be partially suspended over the New Year's holiday due to construction of a new platform at Shibuya Station, operator Tokyo Metro Co. has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2019
JR East and Tokyo Metro to debut special IC cards aimed at tourists
From Sunday, visitors to Japan will be able to go cashless while traveling across the country, with major rail operators set to release new rechargeable prepaid transportation IC cards for tourists.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2019
Tokyo Metro's Marunouchi Line puts new, more energy-efficient trains into operation
The first of Tokyo Metro Co.'s new 2000 series trains went into service on the Marunouchi Line on Saturday, with cars that include designated areas for wheelchairs and strollers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2019
Distinctive new roof placed over Shibuya Station platform that is set to open in 2020
An M-shaped white roof was unveiled over a new subway platform at Tokyo's Shibuya Station on Thursday as the iconic tourist and nightlife hub's large-scale redevelopment progresses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2019
Tokyo Metro aims to ease morning rush hour overcrowding — with free soba and tempura
Instead of a worm, Tokyo's early bird commuters could get free soba noodles with tempura if enough of them take part in a new plan to ease congestion on a busy line in the capital.

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