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Timing of government’s extension of nationwide state of emergency could be contributing to worse commuting conditions.
Our reporter worried she and her baby would be harassed on the trains, but what she experienced was quite unexpected.
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Verdict handed down in multi-year fight between facial hair and Municipal Transportation Bureau.
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Pikavee Special Trains let you ride the rails with Pikachu, Eevee, and their pals, and can even take you to the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo superstore.
Tokyo’s trains are too crowded for just a top 10 list, and the worst is one that runs at almost double 100-percent capacity.
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The City of Angels gets a new guardian of manners with the bilingual Japanese/English Super Kind series.
Twitter manga reminds us that if you’re standing in this part of the train, you might be making the ride unpleasant for your fellow passengers.
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