In Akihabara, giant screens blared happy tunes to deserted streets as a life-threatening typhoon approached Japan.
trains (Page 17)
After riding on the Tube in London, our Japanese reporter is thankful for crowded Tokyo trains.
Foreign tourists ignore requests by rail operators to watch their manners on trains in Japan.
Pays thoughtful youth a compliment while demonstrating how sometimes “kindness flies like a boomerang.”
People in Japan now concerned over what might happen on public transport during the Tokyo Olympics.
Store shelves stripped of goods as suspended services leave people with “no escape” at airport.
Commuters waited in jaw-dropping queues that stretched for several blocks outside train stations in and around Tokyo.
In a country famous for its manners and famous for its trains, of course there are plenty of train manners to keep in mind.
“Don’t wear headphones if you go there”: this important piece of advice will make sense in a moment.
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