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Tokyo subway bribes people with free noodles to get them to take earlier, non-rush hour trains

Casey Baseel
Jan 23, 2019
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Reward tiers promise better toppings if more people take the off-peak trains.

Japan
(COK • cool • crowded • food • free • funny • Noodles • rush hour • soba • subways • Tokyo • Tokyo Metro • trains • weird)

Japanese subway conductor sues city for legal right for his beard to exist, monetary compensation

Casey Baseel
Jan 20, 2019

Verdict handed down in multi-year fight between facial hair and Municipal Transportation Bureau.

Japan
(beards • COK • government • grooming • lawsuit • Osaka • society • subways • trains • weird)

Japanese man in trouble for taking 11-second nap on train…that he was a conductor for

Casey Baseel
Dec 18, 2018

Taking a nap on the train in Japan is A-OK if you’re a passenger. Otherwise, not so much.

Japan
(COK • napping • naps • scandal • scary • sleep • subways • train)

Turtle spotted riding Tokyo subway makes commuting in Japan’s busiest city adorable【Video】

Casey Baseel
Oct 6, 2018

Witness regrets letting “destiny” slip through his fingers after the unexpected meeting.

Japan
(animals • crazy • cute • funny • subways • Tokyo • trains • turtles • video • weird)

A ranking of Tokyo’s 10 best train and subway lines for spotting handsome men

Casey Baseel
Aug 28, 2018

Even when you’re underground, there’s still scenery to be checked out, list’s creators say.

Japan
(Handsome men • relationships • romance • subways • Tokyo • trains)

Awesomely adorable Pokémon subway trains start service in downtown Tokyo【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Aug 24, 2018

Pikavee Special Trains let you ride the rails with Pikachu, Eevee, and their pals, and can even take you to the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo superstore.

Japan
(anime • cool • cute • Eevee • Pikachu • Pokemon • subways • Tokyo • Tokyo Metro • trains • travel • video games)

Photo of man taking a dump on Tokyo subway floor is full of amusing background details

Casey Baseel
Aug 9, 2018

Tokyo’s grossest and most stoic commuters end up siting across from each other.

Japan
(crazy • funny • gross • subways • Tokyo • trains • weird • Yurakucho Line)

These are the 11 most crowded trains in Japan…and surprise! They’re all in the Tokyo area

Casey Baseel
Jul 19, 2018

Tokyo’s trains are too crowded for just a top 10 list, and the worst is one that runs at almost double 100-percent capacity.

Japan
(crazy • crowded • rush hour • subways • Tokyo • trains • travel)

Japanese senior stabs younger man multiple times after seeing him sit in train’s priority seat

Casey Baseel
Feb 12, 2018

Seats are generally reserved for elderly and disabled passengers.

Japan
(COK • crazy • crime • Osaka • priority seats • scary • subways • trains • transportation)

Smartphone app finds empty restroom stalls in Tokyo subway station, makes pooing easier than ever

Casey Baseel
Dec 1, 2017

Because the last thing you want to do is wander through one of Tokyo’s massive stations while trying to hold in a dump.

Japan
(bathrooms • COK • Ikebukuro • restrooms • subways • Toilets • Tokyo • Tokyo Metro • travel)

Tokyo subway ”phantom station” reveals itself to passengers for first time in nearly 90 years

Casey Baseel
Nov 29, 2017

Akihabara-area Ginza Line station hasn’t been used since before World War II.

Japan
(Akihabara • Ginza Line • history • stations • subways • Tokyo • Tokyo Metro)

10 times Japanese train passengers aren’t so polite【Survey】

Casey Baseel
Oct 16, 2017

Even in famously polite Japan, sometimes guys forget their manners.

Japan
(manners • society • subways • trains • transportation • travel)

Anime-style magical girl video series promotes good subway manners…in Los Angeles?!?【Videos】

Casey Baseel
Oct 13, 2017

The City of Angels gets a new guardian of manners with the bilingual Japanese/English Super Kind series.

Japan
(anime • busses • funny • magical girls • manners • music • public transportation • subways • Super Kind • video)

An often-forgotten part of Japanese train etiquette that we should all keep in mind

Casey Baseel
Sep 15, 2017

Twitter manga reminds us that if you’re standing in this part of the train, you might be making the ride unpleasant for your fellow passengers.

Japan
(backpacks • bags • etiquette • manners • society • subways • trains • travel)

Anime-style art encourages young women to report Japanese train gropers in new posters

Casey Baseel
Jun 12, 2017

Posters encourage women to “be high-rank girls by immediately reporting gropers.”

Japan
(anime • chikan • crime • gropers • Nagoya • subways • trains)

Heartwarming video captures the emotion of last day at work for a Japanese rail station employee

Oona McGee
Mar 31, 2017

The story of the Akihabara stationmaster is bringing tears to the eyes of commuters around the country.

Japan
(Akihabara • Boss coffee • heartwarming • moving • retirement • subways • Tokyo Metro • touching • trains • videos)

“Drunk Mode” added to Japanese rail navigation smartphone app

Casey Baseel
Mar 24, 2017

Too tipsy to type? One tap will find the way home for you, plus tell you how much time you’ve got before your night out becomes an all-nighter.

Japan
(alcohol • apps • cool • drinking • last train • smarpthones • subways • technology • trains)

Kyoto’s subway system is now endorsed by handsome anime men

Casey Baseel
Oct 7, 2016

New male characters join preexisting team of female 2-D spokesmodels.

Japan
(anime • Kyoto • manga • otaku • subways • transportation • travel)

Venture through the Tokyo Metro Network to complete the Ghibli Quiz Rally!

Shannon McNaught
Jul 20, 2016

Would you like to go on a scavenger hunt through Tokyo Metro’s maze of subways with Studio Ghibli? Well, if you’re in Tokyo between July and September, you’re in luck!