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Look up “bittersweet” in the dictionary and you might just see the Merry Christmask train.
Where commuters have less than 40 centimetres (16 inches) of foot-space between safety lines.
Nakanojo welcomes you to Gunma with a beautiful local tradition you won’t find at any other station in Japan.
Monument unveiled by children yelling “Totoro!” plays out like a scene from a Ghibli anime film.
Quick thinking leads to swift justice on the last train of the night.
Have a listen to the five new Ghibli departure melodies delighting passengers in Japan right now.
Beloved character Doraemon fronts new manners campaign for trains in and around the Kyoto region.
Spring 2021 heralds the Japanese theatrical release of a Thomas movie starring a Japanese bullet train!
Trapped student sends out an SOS on Twitter when staff close the shutters on him during a toilet emergency.
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