Subtle design details make the station and its passengers feel much more calm and pleasant.
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Test program could help Tokyo commuters go from crazy crowded commutes to simply very crowded commutes.
Police are looking for attacker seen in security footage whose actions also injured innocent woman.
Cram school’s message would be ordinarily be inspiring, but takes on an inadvertently dark, potentially dangerous atmosphere.
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.
Video shows more than a dozen men getting immediately and physically punished for violating subway rules.
Too high to sit on, too small to do anything else with, so why are they there?
Tokyo’s last trains are too early for many travelers and partiers, but they’re a God-send for overworked office employees.
Verdict handed down in multi-year fight between facial hair and Municipal Transportation Bureau.
Witness regrets letting “destiny” slip through his fingers after the unexpected meeting.
Even when you’re underground, there’s still scenery to be checked out, list’s creators say.
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.
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Giant hotel rooms in Osaka reflect the new non-niche face of travel in Japan.
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Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
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Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
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