Commuters in eastern Japan will say goodbye to the ubiquitous paper tickets with black magnetic layers when East Japan Railway (JR East) and seven other railway operators introduce a new QR code ticketing system by March 2027. The move is aimed at making the ticketing system more sustainable and efficient, as well as reducing recycling … Read more
The Kofu District Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of residents of Yamanashi Prefecture, demanding that Central Japan Railway halt construction of a section of a magnetic levitation train line that runs through the prefecture and pay them compensation for noise pollution, NHK reported. The court on Tuesday rejected the claims of … Read more
Osaka – A 28-year-old woman and her baby daughter died Saturday in an apparent murder-suicide when they were hit by an express train in Osaka Prefecture, police said. The woman carrying the baby walked onto a crossing as the Thunderbird limited express train bound for Osaka was approaching in the town of Shimamoto at around … Read more
Hankyu Railway plans to launch a paid seat reservation service on its Kyoto Line starting in July, with the introduction of a PRiVACE carriage on each of its limited express and semi-express trains, it said on Monday. Passengers will be able to purchase tickets for the PRiVACE seats online at a flat rate of ¥500 … Read more
The air is hot inside the packed tram. There are no passengers, though. Just dozens of heaters — standing in the aisles and on the seats — meant to simulate them. Instead of rushing through a city street, the tram is stationary inside a weather tunnel in Vienna, some 600 miles from Duisburg, the German … Read more
Kyiv – Ukraine’s state-run railway operator will procure rails from Nippon Steel, using Japanese grant aid for the first time for such a purpose since Russia’s invasion, it was learned Tuesday. Ukrainian Railways will buy about 22,500 metric tons of rails from Nippon Steel from 2024 to 2025, with ¥5.6 billion ($37.8 million) in grant … Read more
Heavy snow fell across Tokyo and the wider Kanto region on Monday, continuing until early Tuesday in some areas and impacting transportation networks during the morning commute. On Monday evening, the Meteorological Agency had issued a heavy snow warning for Tokyo’s 23 wards and most of the Kanto-Koshin region, calling for caution over transportation disruptions, … Read more
Tokyo Metro, which operates most of the Japanese capital’s subway system, is planning to go public in the next financial year — a major privatization effort by Japan as it seeks to take advantage of a buoyant stock market that has shot to 34-year peaks. The company, which is 53.4% owned by the national government … Read more
SAN JOSE — A big housing development could sprout in San Jose near the site of a future BART station and create more than 300 residential units, plans on file with city officials show. The owners of the property had previously won approval from San Jose planners for a residential development of 140 units, including … Read more
A woman was arrested after allegedly slashing and stabbing other passengers with a blade on a train on Tokyo’s Yamanote loop line on Wednesday night, police said. The woman, believed to be in her 20s, attacked passengers as the train was running between JR Okachimachi and Akihabara stations, the police said, adding that she was … Read more