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New way to buy Shinkansen tickets, through messaging app, coming this fall

A speedy way to get tickets for Japan’s bullet trains.

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Japanese train station building set up in just two hours with the help of 3D printing

It’s a license to print train stations.

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Japan Railways to test weak air conditioning in some Shinkansen cars this summer

Check out which ones so you can get the temperature that’s right for you.

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Pokémon photo spots popping up in center of Japan’s third-biggest city for Japan Railway event

Osaka Station area gets the Lumiose City treatment and challenges Pokémon fans to complete Mega Evolution rally walk puzzle for prizes.

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The Osaka-Kansai World Expo has lots of food and souvenirs, if you dare enter where they’re sold

They are not for the faint of heart or wallet.

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World’s first 3D-printed train station building planned by JR West

More intricate structures in a fraction of the time.

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Case Closed: Detective Conan passenger trains in Tottori are about to get a fresh new look

There’s only one truth here and it’s that fans will be excited to ride in these stylishly updated train cars!

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One Piece Shinkansen bullet trains set to speed to adventure in Japan

Three different One Piece bullet train designs will run on the Sanyo Shinkansen line.

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Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers

If you’re travelling in Japan, you need to be aware of this rule.

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Japan Railways now has giant robots performing maintenance work via VR-goggled operators

Robo-workin’ on the railroad.

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Sanyo Shinkansen ending in-car food cart sales (unless you’ve got the cash for first-class)

Last bastion of regular-car Shinkansen wagon sales between Tokyo and Fukuoka falls.

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Japan travel alert: Cheapest seats on fastest Shinkansen will not be offered for Golden Week

You can still use the cheap-seat ticket, but you absolutely will not get a seat.

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Japan’s new random-destination die-roll train tickets — Amazing bargain for just 36 bucks

If luck’s on your side, you can save 83 percent off normal train fare, and even if it’s not, you’ll still save at least 34.

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Japan’s random-destination roll-the-dice Shinkansen travel packages are back and better than ever

JR West’s Tabikoro random train/hotel packages are a gamble where you really can’t lose.

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Why do seats at some Japanese station platforms face away from the trains?

Unusual design in Kansai is a clever example of thoughtful customer service, designed specifically with the user in mind.

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We roll the die on Japan’s new random-destination train tickets

How to buy a cheap ticket to…somewhere. 

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Japan’s random-destination roll-the-die train tickets: An amazingly cheap way to go…somewhere

Seven great destinations and a chance to save almost 150,000 yen if you’re especially lucky.

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Japan Rail West offering chance to sleep in a platypus’ mouth

Great for fans of strange mammals and/or contactless payment services.

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Japan reality edges closer to anime with Japan Railway’s VR-style humanoid robot

Step 1 towards the world of Patlabor is complete.

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Set of 4,368 train tickets goes on sale to commemorate Japan Railways 150th anniversary

The collection comes in a set of six binders so you can display all 4,368 of your tickets easily.

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