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25 years after the Suica Penguin helped revolutionize how Japan buys train ticket and shops, JR’s plans for the future don’t include the character.
Our reporters set out to escape Tokyo with a modest budget, a direction to go in, and no other plan.
Finding this adorable train can feel like an RPG sidequest, but when the reward is this cute, we’re game.
A retired Thunderbird gets a pink facelift and futuristic interiors that’ll whisk you away to another world.
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