2024 Rewind: Japan railways, buses turning away from IC cards for credit card payment systems
The year 2024 saw some train and bus operators in Japan switch to contactless credit card fare payment systems in lieu of ...
Male passenger found alive on tracks after strange noise stops Japan bullet train
A passenger believed to be in his 60s, who walked along the railroad tracks and went missing after a train on the Hokuriku ...
Kyodo News on MSN2d
Japan transport hubs overflow as 9-day New Year break begins
Travelers flooded airports and major train stations in Japan on Saturday as they departed cities to spend time in their ...
2 Japan bullet train operators to add women-only toilets from March 2025
Women-only washrooms will soon be installed on shinkansen bullet trains running in west and central Japan to meet passenger ...
TheSmartLocal10d
This Hello Kitty-Themed Shinkansen Brings You From Osaka To Fukuoka With A Japan Rail Pass
Hop on an adorable ride with the Hello Kitty Shinkansen, which takes you exploring the Western cities of Japan.
Power outage leaves Shinkansen passengers stranded for 4 hours in northern Japan
A power outage left 260 passengers on board a Shinkansen bullet train stranded for about four hours overnight in northern Japan local media reported ...
Game Rant15d
One Piece Fans Can See Japan from Three New Themed Bullet Trains
Japan introduces themed One Piece bullet trains on the Sanyo Shinkansen line with unique designs. Bullet trains have unique ...
トラベルボイス13d
JR EAST, a Japanese railway company, launches app ‘JRE WALLET’ to provide digital pass Suica users with personalized services
JR East will launch a corporate co-creation platform service in January 2025 that will link JR EAST digital pass Suica with ...
Japan Today14d
Japan’s tap-to-pay Suica train card system aims to go tapless with walk-through gates, location data scans
When East Japan Railway Company (JR East) launched its Suica prepaid card payment system in 2001, it was a gigantic step ...