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Case Closed: Detective Conan passenger trains in Tottori are about to get a fresh new look

There’s only one truth here and it’s that fans will be excited to ride in these stylishly updated train cars!

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First-class section being added to Tokyo commuter trains this month with double-decker Green Cars

New option adds both comfort and cost to Tokyo commutes.

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Japan’s train travel soundscape faces sad change as JR East axes special station departure melodies

Operational shift means no more unique station melodies on one Tokyo line, and more could follow.

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Japanese celebrity (sort of) apologizes for swapping seats with foreign traveler on Shinkansen

Promises to hold on to her kindhearted sentiment while fine-tuning how she acts on it.

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Shinkansen Explosion from Netflix may look like Speed rip-off, but its roots go farther back【Vid】

New movie from Shin Godzilla director stars former boy band star on bullet train that can’t slow down.

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New Shinkansen design unveiled, bullet train exterior includes cherry blossom Easter egg

JR East gives us our first glimpse at the upcoming cars of the Tohoku Shinkansen.

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Japan’s ultra-convenient unregistered prepaid train cards return after nearly two-year absence

Suica and Pasmo cards that you can buy anywhere without registering personal data will be back in time for the spring travel season.

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Japanese Railway Lost Property Market: A treasure trove of lost items from trains

We pick up a surprise find at this special market in Tokyo.

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The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】

Survey finds 10 things to avoid as Japan experiences record-breaking, sometimes patience-testing levels of inbound international tourism.

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Japanese train station vending machine has the best souvenirs for rail otaku

A chance encounter leads to a deeper love for Japanese trains.

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Station of despair: What to do if you get stuck at the end of Tokyo’s Chuo Rapid Line

More people spend the night in Otsuki than want to spend the night there.

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Japan’s tap-to-pay Suica train card system aims to go tapless with walk-through gates, location data scans

JR East wants walk-through gates within the next 10 years.

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This is Japan’s only shrine with a Shinkansen tunnel underneath it

It’s a distinction Akabane Hachiman Shrine didn’t want, but has come to embrace.

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Drink hot sake at Tokyo train station’s “phantom platform”

A special winter drinking event you won’t want to miss.

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Sagami Railway and Adobe hope AI can help stop Japanese train photographers from being jerks

Finally, a use of AI we can all get behind.

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Shinkansen to permanently reduce number of inexpensive non-reserved seats on Nozomi trains

Tokaido and Sanyo routes, connecting Tokyo with Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka, to be affected.

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Japan Weak Men’s Center suddenly cancels men-only train event

All-men carriage would have been organization’s first outside of Tokyo.

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One of Japan’s most awesome rail passes, the Seishun 18 Ticket, just got a lot less awesome

A lot of changes are coming to Japan’s laid-back unlimited ride ticket, and most of them aren’t good.

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Tokyo’s downtown Chuo Line now has first-class Green Car carriages for no additional cost to ride

We take a ride and take advantage of a deal that won’t last forever.

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Tokaido Shinkansen Sushi Journey Bento takes your taste buds on a trip from Tokyo to Osaka

Bullet train travel gets a tasty new ekiben upgrade.

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