AI robot duo to guide visitors during test trial at Tokyo Station
East Japan Railway Co. on Wednesday showed the media a test trial of two artificial intelligence robots designed to guide passengers at Tokyo Station. The robots — Pepper of SoftBank Robotics Corp. and SEMMI of German railway company Deutsche Bahn AG — were deployed at ...
When a train is about to depart a station, passengers hear an announcement saying, "Please stand clear of the closing doors." Now, when they ride an escalator at Tokyo Station, they will get a constant reminder from East Japan Railway Co. to "Please stand on ...
JR East launches escalator safety campaign after logging 180 accidents in fiscal 2017
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) launched a escalator safety campaign at its stations Monday after seeing about 180 accidents in fiscal 2017 and some deadly cases before that. This is the first time the railway has disclosed a tally for escalator accidents. Dangerous incidents included ...
New Tokyo Station plaza offers a more pleasant promenade to the Imperial Palace
A new plaza on the Marunouchi side of Tokyo Station was unveiled Thursday after years of construction, offering pedestrians a much improved promenade from the station to the Imperial Palace. Before construction started in August 2014, the area outside the station was mainly occupied by ...
'Tokyo Station': Taut thriller has slow start, strong finish
The bulk of Martin Cruz Smith's "Tokyo Station" is set in 1941, when the impending war with the Allied Forces was the talk of Tokyo. Tokyo Station, by Martin Cruz Smith.464 pages SIMON & SCHUSTER, Fiction. Yet a third of the way into the book, which was ...
Welcome to Tokyo. Need directions? Ask Emiew3. East Japan Railway Co. has started a pilot project under which a humanoid robot serves visitors in English, Chinese and Japanese. Placed in front of the travel service center at the Marunouchi north exit, the 90-cm, 15-kg robot can ...
Police release likeness of woman found dead in Tokyo Station locker a year ago
A year after an elderly woman's body was found stuffed in a yellow suitcase in a locker at JR Tokyo Station, police on Tuesday released a reproduced portrait of the woman as well as the suitcase itself. The Metropolitan Police Department's Marunouchi Police Station will ...
Starting next year, runners at the Tokyo Marathon will cross the finish line at historic Tokyo Station, race organizers decided Tuesday. The finish line through this year's edition in February had been at the bayside Tokyo International Exhibition Center, popularly known as Tokyo Big Sight. ...
What started out as a late-night quarrel between colleagues at Tokyo Station turned into a deadly accident, leading to the arrest of a systems engineer.
All applicants will get Suica cards marking 100th year of Tokyo Station, JR East says
East Japan Railway Co. said Monday it will print more Suica train fare cards commemorating the 100th anniversary of the opening of Tokyo Station following an overwhelming response to initial sales over the weekend. The announcement reverses an earlier decision to sell only a limited ...
Tokyo Station at 100: all change
“Tokyo Station is not just a station, it is a symbol of Japan. It has always been a part of progress in rail technology but it’s much more important than that. It is a landmark that represents Japan."
Photographer strives to preserve the memory of capital's hub for eternity
There is only one person in the country who has "Tokyo Station photographer" printed on a business card — Naoki Sasaki. However, the 53-year-old is not employed by East Japan Railway Co. as a photographer. Instead, Sasaki fell in love with trains during elementary school ...
