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JR Area Passes prices will be also raised – Following “JAPAN RAIL PASS” from October
August 18, 2023
Go to see the blooming flowers in Hokkaido – Special tourism trains run for Furano & Biei
May 29, 2023
“JAPAN RAIL PASS” price will be raised by 88% – All JR lines Unlimited rides for tourists
May 15, 2023
“THE ROYAL EXPRESS” runs around Hokkaido – A cruise train taking expedition from Izu
March 7, 2023
“183 series” diesel trains will retire in Hokkaido – They make final runs in each directions
February 20, 2023
‘SL Fuyu no Shitsugen-go’ runs in East Hokkaido – The coaches with stoves are renewed
January 31, 2023
Six JR companies will revise timetables – Higher speed limit makes Shinkansen faster
December 29, 2022
Shinkansen ‘GranClass’ goes to the next stage – ‘DEAN & DELUCA’ produces light meals
November 18, 2022
Japan finally relaxed COVID-19 border measures – No testing, but vaccination required
October 17, 2022
Enjoy the greatest marshlands in Japan – JR Hokkaido “Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko-go”
April 16, 2022
Earthquake-damaged Tohoku Shinkansen resumed – takes extra time due to slow driving
April 14, 2022
[Service Status] Kutchan – Shikaribetsu on the Hakodate Line is disrupted in 2 weeks
April 9, 2021
Mukawa – Samani on Hidaka Line will be abolished on April 1 – Abandoned for restoration
January 6, 2021
Sapporo Subway cancels midnight trains on New Year’s Eve – COVID-19
December 12, 2020
Hokkaido Shinkansen speeds up to 210 km/h in Seikan Tunnel during the year-end and New Year holidays
December 5, 2020
Suddenly operation ended of JR Sasshō Line between Hokkaidō-iryō-daigaku and Shin-totsukawa stations
April 17, 2020
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Aiming to resume in the fall of 2027, restoration costs 1.4 billion yen – Isumi Railway asks for support, suspending by a derailment accident
A first in Japan! Streetcars run directly into station buildings. Opening date for Hiroshima’s “Ekimae Ohashi Route” decided
JR East abolishes discount fares in the Tokyo area in its first fare revision since the launch – Also abolishes most of the designated discount sections where other railways compete
The name of the new tourist train replacing “Tenku” to be decided by vote – The crimson exterior unveiled – From “Platform 0” of Nankai Namba Station to Mount Koya
Commuter train congestion rates are gradually increasing – What are Tokyo’s two worst lines with “163%”? – Osaka and Nagoya recovered to 90% of pre-COVID levels
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The “Iida Line Hikyo-eki Train” stops at stations with few passengers this fall – A special train offering fine sake also runs for the first time from an “unexpected starting station”
August 17, 2025
44-years-old: the “first subway cars” on Kyoto Karasuma Line nearing retirement – The last one train with “front frame & windowless connecting doors”
August 16, 2025
The name of the new tourist train replacing “Tenku” to be decided by vote – The crimson exterior unveiled – From “Platform 0” of Nankai Namba Station to Mount Koya
August 14, 2025
Final procedures underway for the “New Airport Line” connecting Kamata and Keikyu Kamata – Direct service with eight cars from the Toyoko Line – When open?
August 7, 2025
JR East abolishes discount fares in the Tokyo area in its first fare revision since the launch – Also abolishes most of the designated discount sections where other railways compete
August 6, 2025
Tokyu’s iconic “Green Frogs” train recognized as a Mechanical Heritage – The unconventional “round body” made it possible to increase the speed of the Toyoko Line
August 5, 2025
Odakyu Railway now allows station attendants to wear “Airism” polo shirts – Partnering with Uniqlo to prevent heatstroke – “Someone’s on their right sleeve!”
August 4, 2025
Commuter train congestion rates are gradually increasing – What are Tokyo’s two worst lines with “163%”? – Osaka and Nagoya recovered to 90% of pre-COVID levels
August 2, 2025
Seibu raises fares for the first time in 24 years – Family outings are “discounted” with a flat fare of 50 yen for children – First for a major private railway company: free passes for children on all lines
July 31, 2025
The genuine leather seats in the express Green Car have been turned into a “napping lounge” – Take a nap in a private room at the station and reset your tiredness
July 30, 2025
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