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JR Area Passes prices will be also raised – Following “JAPAN RAIL PASS” from October
August 18, 2023
Can’t buy “Suica/PASMO” due to lack of stock – What’s happening to the Tokyo Railways?
August 4, 2023
“JAPAN RAIL PASS” price will be raised by 88% – All JR lines Unlimited rides for tourists
May 15, 2023
Six JR companies will revise timetables – Higher speed limit makes Shinkansen faster
December 29, 2022
New tourist trains will run around Tohoku – “HINABI” & “SATONO” with spacious seats
December 26, 2022
Your smartphone will be JR East tickets – Another ticketless service different from Suica
November 21, 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
Earthquake-damaged Tohoku Shinkansen resumed – takes extra time due to slow driving
April 14, 2022
Tohoku Shinkansen will resume in full on April 14 – Recovering well from the earthquake
April 6, 2022
Tohoku Shinkansen reaches Fukushima on April 2 – Recovering from heavy earthquake
April 1, 2022
5 new stations of JR Kesennuma Line BRT & Ōfunato Line BRT has launched business
March 14, 2020
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A first in Japan! Streetcars run directly into station buildings. Opening date for Hiroshima’s “Ekimae Ohashi Route” decided
Another ticketless service without Suica expands its area – Shinkansen and conventional trains from Tohoku to Tokyo available with a QR code on your smartphone
Aiming to resume in the fall of 2027, restoration costs 1.4 billion yen – Isumi Railway asks for support, suspending by a derailment accident
Restoration work begins for the first time in a year since heavy rain damage – Riku East Line closed due to damage in 19 places – Large amount of soil and sand flowing in from mountain
Odakyu “Hakone Freepass” to increase by 1,000 yen – From October to coincide with fare revisions for ropeway and pirate ship – Why?
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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
Restoration work begins for the first time in a year since heavy rain damage – Riku East Line closed due to damage in 19 places – Large amount of soil and sand flowing in from mountain
July 29, 2025
How to get to Okinawa’s new theme park “Junglia”? How to get free parking? Direct buses from Naha requires a reservation
July 28, 2025
Another ticketless service without Suica expands its area – Shinkansen and conventional trains from Tohoku to Tokyo available with a QR code on your smartphone
July 25, 2025
Yamagata Shinkansen “E8 Series” train failure caused by “overcurrent” – Equipment settings reviewed to return operation – Normal schedule from August
July 24, 2025
Oigawa Railway’s first “air-conditioned coaches” for steam locomotive trains – JR West’s 12-series express trains once “scheduled to be scrapped”
July 23, 2025
JR Central to test fare collection with “PayPay” for three months on Iida Line trains – Transportation IC cards not chosen
July 22, 2025
The station with the shortest business days in Japan to open for two days only – Commemorative tickets only on-site with different designs for both days
July 18, 2025
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