Get out your tape measure, because you might need a more expensive seat and special reservation, or cash to pay an extra charge.
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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.
Electronic Paper and E Ink create a moving display for the opening of Takanawa Gateway Station.
Countermeasure promises to bring attention to the specific part of the train where the groping is taking place.
After three years of consultations, the fate of Tokyo’s oldest wooden station building has finally been revealed.
A long stretch of the Yamanote Line is taking a break while construction crews get ready for its newest station.
Toki no Yoake Monogatari lets you enjoy the ride as you travel off the Shinkansen-beaten path.
Company is tired of people thinking the chime means “Feel free to knock people over if they’re standing between you and your train.”
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Hundreds of steps below the surface, and if you miss your train, you could be waiting on the dank, dungeon-like platform alone for four hours.
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