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Japan railway JR Kyushu joins with SBI to offer riders financial app

Japan Railways targets Thai freight market with on-time train transport

Hikaru Utada sings new song in Shinkansen commercial for Japan’s Supreme Class cabins

J-pop superstar brings new meaning to A Room of One’s Own on Japan’s busiest bullet train. These days, the Tokaido Shinkansen has been full of surprises. In June, the train’s opera...

Japan bullet trains to raise super express fares in 2027

Tokyo Monorail, other east Japan rail networks announce discontinuation of magnetic paper tickets

Changeover includes old-school solution for stations yet to upgrade to new technology. Back at the start of the summer, East Japan Railway Company/JR East announced that it will be...

Japan prefecture offers free bullet train rides to overseas tourists

JR東日本は「鉄道で稼ぐ」会社ではないのか 決算書で明らかになった事実

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Japan's JR East steps up rail-linked retail push in Singapore, Philippines

鉄道会社の金融サービス広がる　JR九州、SBIと提携し展開へ

A first look aboard the shinkansen’s new Supreme Class

From Oct. 1, select trains running between Tokyo and Hakata will offer the most luxurious way yet to travel on a bullet train.

東海道山陽新幹線で引越し輸送「アートでマッハ便」　東京～博多が最短当日

アート引越センター、JR東海グループ、JR西日本グループは、東海道・山陽新幹線の荷物輸送サービスを活用した引越し関連荷物の輸送サービス「アートでマッハ便」「アートで荷もっシュッ!」を9月...

Tokaido Lumière Express: Stay overnight inside the Shinkansen from Osaka to Tokyo

For about 2,000 yen more than a regular reserved seat, you can spend the night on board the bullet train instead of paying for a hotel. Overnight buses and sleeper trains can be a...

Japan's Hitachi Rail to upgrade Austria's signal system in $1.5bn deal

Japan’s new travel route literally through the mountains links two other beautiful alpine courses

Tateyama Kurobe Alpen Route and Kurobe Gorge Railway will finally be connected this fall. Located along the northern side of Japan’s main island of Honshu, the Hokuriku region has...

Japan Railways announces unlimited-ride train pass for fall travel

A great way to explores off-the-beaten-path Japan this autumn. You can make a strong argument that fall is the best time of year to travel in Japan. In summer you’ve got heat, humi...

Shinkansen helps Kyushu economy with fast connections and local development

A major transportation bottleneck was eliminated more than a decade ago when the line was fully completed.

Iconic Japanese steam locomotive finishes major repairs after 6-year hiatus

The steam locomotive connecting Yamaguchi and Shimane prefectures will return to commercial operations Oct. 3.

Damage to Tunnel Boring Machine Halts Tokyo Maglev Work

Construction of an underground tunnel for Japan's Linear Chuo Shinkansen in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward is expected to remain suspended for at least another six months after damage was...

Japan's Sumitomo, Hankyu to test Philippine power-saving rail system

JR東海、次期新幹線「S0系」29年7月デビュー　自動運転や車内設備強化

JR東海は10月16日、東海道・山陽新幹線の次期車両「S0系」を発表した。N700S以来のフルモデルチェンジとなり、2029年7月に営業運転を開始する予定。運転士が乗務する自動運転システムを搭載する...

JR東など鉄道7社が「磁気乗車券」廃止へ　27年春から「QR乗車券」導入

JR東日本や京成、京急、東武などの鉄道事業者7社は、磁気乗車券からQRコードを使用した乗車券へ置き換え、2027年春からQR乗車券サービスを開始する。参加する鉄道事業者は、京成電鉄、京浜急行...

All sections of Kyushu Shinkansen reopened after July quake

All sections on the high-speed line linking Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture and Kagoshima-Chuo Station in Kagoshima Prefecture are operational.

Mt. Fuji cycling route gets special designation

SHIZUOKA, Japan >> “Fujiichi,” a bicycling route that spans Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures and circles Mount Fuji, a World Cultural Heritage site, was designated in July...

JR九州、金融スーパーアプリ「JQ BANK」を27年度開始

JR九州とSBIグループは25日、新たな金融サービス事業開始に向けて基本合意したと発表した。JR九州は、SBI系のプラットフォームを活用した、JR九州Web会員専用の金融スーパーアプリ「JQ BANK」(...