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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2014
JR East to move Iidabashi Station by 200 meters to reduce safety risks
East Japan Railway Co. plans to move the platform of Iidabashi Station on its Chuo Line in central Tokyo to reduce safety risks for passengers ahead of the 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2014
Foot baths to debut on Yamagata bullet train
JR East unveiled on Monday a new "resort train" that will allow passengers on the Yamagata Shinkansen Line to soothe their feet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2014
Narita Express train headed to Mount Fuji
The Narita Express railway service will run all the way to Mount Fuji starting this summer, offering travelers a potential way to skip the capital and its congested railway interchanges.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 3, 2014
Golden Week exodus peaks; transport routes overwhelmed
The mass exodus for the Golden Week holidays peaked Saturday as travelers crowded trains, airports and expressways.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 20, 2014
All aboard Chiba Prefecture's Lab Train
The easternmost point of the Kanto region in Chiba Prefecture offers panoramic views of the coastline with rugged towering cliffs that resemble those of Dover — one of England's most recognizable landmarks. It's a place that many visit to watch Japan's first winter sunrise.
Japan Times
LIFE / Japan Showcase / AOMORI PREFECTURE
Mar 12, 2014
Freshly grilled squid on a winter train: Taking a ride on the Tsugaru Railroad
A continuous bluster rips snow from the white ground all around us and keeps sending it flying into our faces, as we stand on the platform of Kanagi Station in Goshogawara. It is frigid weather and I am relieved when I finally spot our train emerge out of the bleached hazy distance. Two identical orange train cars — named Hashire Merosu, the title of a short story by famous the Japanese writer Osamu Dazai who grew up in these parts — arrive simultaneously at two adjacent platforms headed in opposite directions. But the one on our side is different. It is pulling a black, antique car behind it.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2014
Trains collide in Kawasaki, injure 20 passengers
A commuter train collided with another at a station in Kawasaki early Saturday morning and about 20 people appear to have suffered minor injuries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2014
JR Kyushu looks to woo women with Sweets Train
JR Kyushu plans to introduce a Sweets Train service on the Omura Line in Nagasaki Prefecture and Kyudai Main Line connecting Fukuoka and Oita prefectures, targeting mainly female riders with local confectionery, officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2014
Escalator breakdown injures 10 in Kawasaki
Ten people were injured Wednesday morning at a train station in Kawasaki when an up escalator suddenly came to a stop, police and firefighters said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 20, 2013
JR Tokai bullet trains may run faster in 2015
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) plans to raise the 270 kph speed limit on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, President Yoshiomi Yamada said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2013
Seven Stars train off to rolling start in Kyushu
Kyushu Railway Co.'s Seven Stars "cruise train" has won rave reviews from those willing to pay a premium for rail trips and is getting strong support from residents and businesses along its route.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2013
JR firms apply for fare increases for April sales tax hike
Six Japan Railway group passenger railroads have applied with the government for hikes in fares to reflect a hike in the 5 percent consumption tax to 8 percent in April.
EDITORIALS
Nov 27, 2013
JR Hokkaido in crisis
Drastic measures will be inevitable to resolve the deep crisis at JR Hokkaido, including the resignation of current executives and the introduction of completely new management.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 19, 2013
Japan's juke scene gears up to go foot to foot with Chicago
I am at Battle Train Tokyo, the first official footwork dance tournament in Japan. It's being held at Kata, a gallery in the capital's Ebisu district. Sixteen dancers have signed up in the hope of becoming Japan's footwork champion, which comes with a ¥50,000 cash prize and a small championship belt that wraps around the winner's leg.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2013
Hokuriku line bullet trains christened
East Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. have named four bullet trains that will run on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, which will connect Tokyo and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, via Nagano, from spring 2015.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2013
Woman killed by train after saving man
A woman is struck and killed by a train after dashing into a Yokohama railroad crossing and moving to safety a 74-year-old man lying on the tracks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 29, 2013
JR Tokai resumes maglev tests on new section
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) resumed experimental runs Thursday of its magnetically levitated trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 10, 2013
Quebec train disaster sparks rail vs. pipeline debate
The railroad put the small lakeside town of Lac-Megantic on the map. And over the weekend, the railroad wiped part of the town off the map.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2013
New connection expedites Saitama-Yokohama route
Tokyo's bustling Shibuya Station is going through yet another change: Starting Saturday, the Tokyu Toyoko Line and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line will be directly connected, enabling passengers to travel between Saitama and Yokohama without changing trains.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 9, 2013
Sleeping on the train — a rite of passage into Japanese society
When I first came to Japan, I wondered how people could sleep on the train, a public and completely inappropriate place where you can be assured everyone will be watching you. But then I learned that sleeping on the train is involuntary — and should be classified as a sleeping disorder.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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