Japan Railway (Page 2)
Get out your tape measure, because you might need a more expensive seat and special reservation, or cash to pay an extra charge.
After years of complicated and added-expense hoops to jump through, JR will start letting international travelers buy their passes online and inside their home countries.
Company is tired of people thinking the chime means “Feel free to knock people over if they’re standing between you and your train.”
CHIBA — JR East says it will re-educate its employees after its trains have been involved in a series of overruns at platforms.
Risk Monster, a credit management outsourcing service that calculates bankruptcy risk, recently announced the results of its first survey asking, “Which Japanese Companies Do You Expect to Still Exist in 50 Years.” The survey was conducted over the Internet on Feb. 25 and 26, and received 1,000 valid responses from influential individuals between the ages of 20 and 69.
Coming in third was Honda, second place went to the East Japan Railway Company, and grabbing the top spot was…
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