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Japanese trains (Page 6)

Lost something on a Japanese train? Look for it at the railway’s lost-and-found market

• Oona McGee
  Oct 16, 2019
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Unclaimed items from the lost-and-found are sold to the public at these special markets.

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Sleep next to the railroad tracks at the closest hotel to a train station platform in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 15, 2019

New accommodation recreates the feel of a high-class train cabin inside, with a priceless view outside for just US$20 a night.

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Rush hour trains in London are worse than Tokyo, according to our Japanese-language reporter

• Oona McGee
  Oct 9, 2019

After riding on the Tube in London, our Japanese reporter is thankful for crowded Tokyo trains. 

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Rugby World Cup fans slammed for singing anthems, forming human pyramids on Japanese trains

• SoraNews24
  Oct 7, 2019

Foreign tourists ignore requests by rail operators to watch their manners on trains in Japan. 

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Japan Travel: What it’s like to go on a solo journey on a Japanese restaurant train

• Oona McGee
  Oct 2, 2019

Who needs company when you’ve got a Japanese kaiseki feast laid out in front of you? 

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Rugby World Cup fans perform lineout on floor of a Japanese train

• SoraNews24
  Sep 24, 2019

People in Japan now concerned over what might happen on public transport during the Tokyo Olympics. 

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How to stop a chikan pervert from groping on a Japanese train

• SoraNews24
  Sep 19, 2019

Japanese commuter shares a simple solution that works. 

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Typhoon Faxai causes commuter chaos during peak hour in Japan【Pics & Video】

• SoraNews24
  Sep 9, 2019

Commuters waited in jaw-dropping queues that stretched for several blocks outside train stations in and around Tokyo. 

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Japanese restaurant serves meals to diners via a moving steam locomotive train

• Oona McGee
  Aug 9, 2019

All aboard the tonkatsu train! 

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Man pushed onto tracks at train station in Japan after listening to loud music on headphones

• SoraNews24
  Jun 10, 2019

A desire for peace and quiet leads to violence at a Japanese train station. 

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8 types of chikan perverts found on Japanese trains

• Oona McGee
  Jun 3, 2019

From the weird to the very weird and unsettling.

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Driverless train reverses by accident in Japan, injuring over a dozen passengers

• Oona McGee
  Jun 2, 2019

A number of commuters suffered head wounds and serious injuries after the automated train travelled in the wrong direction.

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Chikan molester runs away from Japanese schoolgirls at train station in Japan【Video】

• Oona McGee
  May 31, 2019

Schoolgirls fight back after man gropes student’s breasts inside train.

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Travel to Kyoto on the Kyotrain: A Japanese train with interiors like a traditional Kyoto house

• Oona McGee
  May 20, 2019

With tatami mats, noren curtains and a zen garden, this is one of the most stunning and affordable ways to travel in Japan. 

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Sakura train ride plays out like a magical scene from a Japanese anime movie

• Oona McGee
  Apr 18, 2019

A secret hanami cherry-blossom viewing experience you won’t read about in travel guides.

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Man jumps out of car and saws off gate at railway crossing in Japan 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Apr 16, 2019

The whole thing was captured on video by a bystander.

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Man stops train from leaving station in Japan, video goes viral online

• Oona McGee
  Apr 12, 2019

Elderly passenger purposely halts train and causes delay, ignoring rail staff who try to control the situation. 

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Australian arrested at Narita Airport for graffiti on Japanese train in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Apr 4, 2019

The suspect claims he’s innocent, despite being in possession of spray cans and bolt cutters.

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How to travel from Tokyo to Hiroshima by train for 500 yen

• Oona McGee
  Apr 2, 2019

This secret Japan travel hack lets you travel huge distances for next to nothing. 
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New Japanese train station has no entrance or exit, only used to admire the scenery

• Oona McGee
  Mar 19, 2019

One of the most unusual stations in the whole country is now open and ready for business.

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