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Shinkansen online ticketing service reports customer data leak

• Casey Baseel
  6 days ago
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Online reservation system handles tickets for Shinkansen’s “Golden Route” and Kyushu.

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• (bullet train • Central Japan Railway Company • Japan travel.Smart EX • JR Central • JR Kyushu • JR West • shinkansen • tourism • trains • travel • WEST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY)

Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 25, 2026

Chainsaw-wielding robots prove they can contribute to human mobility in ways other than people running away from them in terror.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • East Japan Railway Company • JR East • robots • technology • trains • video)

There are goats spending every day in downtown Tokyo, but why? [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 20, 2026

We’re used to seeing salarymen in this part of Tokyo, and now there are salary goats too.

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• Japan
• (animals • COK • crazy • cute • East Japan Railways • goats • JR • JR East • SNJO • stations • Tokyo • trains • weird • Yotsuya)

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

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 15, 2026

Changeover includes old-school solution for stations yet to upgrade to new technology.

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• Japan
• (East Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • JR East • Keikyu • Keisei • Tokyo Monorail • tourism • trains • travel)

Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody

• Oona McGee
  Oct 8, 2026

Japanese subway company adds a new soundscape to Godzilla’s Tokyo home.

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• (Godzilla • Godzilla-0.0 • Hibiya Station • Japanese Godzilla • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • kaiju • movies • Toho • Toho Godzilla • Tokyo Metro • train departure melodies • train stations • trains)

Foreign tourists get free Shinkansen tickets in Japan, and here’s how to claim them

• Oona McGee
  Sep 30, 2026

Enjoy a free bullet train ride to one of the country’s most beautiful regions.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • bullet trains • hotels • international tourists • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • Japanese trains • JR • JR Kyushu • Kagoshima • Kitakyushu • Klook • Kyushu Shinkansen • shinkansen • tourism • tourists • trains • travel)

Japan now has facial-recognition ticket gates, but why aren’t people using them?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 28, 2026

New walk-through gates are designed to speed up the flow of passengers, but there’s something tripping them up.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • East Japan Railway Company • facial recognition • Japan Railway • Japan travel • Japanese train stations • JR • JR East • Osaka • public transport • tourism • train stations • trains • transport • travel)

Only two Yoshinoya branches in all of Japan are on a train platform, and this is one of them

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 21, 2026

Gyudon on the go in Kyobashi Station.

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• Japan
• (beef bowls • COK • food • gyudon • Kyobashi Station • platform restaurants • SNJO • stations • trains • Yoshinoya)

New Shinkansen platform vending machine sells local-flavor treats from 127-year-old snack maker

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 10, 2026

A new way to get your hands on a popular souvenir at Shin Osaka.

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• (bullet train • food • Japan travel • Osaka • Osaka ikaten • rice crackers • senbei • Shin Osaka • shinkansen • shrimp chips • squid • stations • tourism • trains • travel • vending machines)

Japan’s Suica Penguin character is “graduating”, and you can choose its successor

• Oona McGee
  Sep 9, 2026

Can these new character candidates match up to the charm of the penguin?

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• Japan
• (characters • cute • East Japan Railway Company • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • JR • JR East • mascot characters • penguins • Suica • Suica card • Suica Penguin • tourism • trains • travel)

Japan Railways announces unlimited-ride train pass for fall travel

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 2, 2026

A great way to explores off-the-beaten-path Japan this autumn.

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• (COK • Japan Railways • Japan travel • JR • Rail Pass • tourism • train pass • trains • travel • travel deals)

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

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2026

J-pop superstar brings new meaning to A Room of One’s Own on Japan’s busiest bullet train.

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• (bullet trains • Central Japan Railway Company • commercial • Hikaru Utada • Intentions • J-Pop • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • JR • JR Central • JR Tokai • luxury trains • luxury travel • music • shinkansen • tourism • trains • travel)

Japan’s final Penguin Suica train cards have already shipped, and when they’re gone, they’re gone

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 27, 2026

End of the line for JR East’s adorable mascot for its revolutionary train fare payment system.

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• Japan
• (cute • East Japan Railway Company • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • JR • JR East • mascot characters • penguins • Suica • Suica card • Suica Penguin • tourism • trains • travel)

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

• Oona McGee
  Aug 27, 2026

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.

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• Japan
• (bullet train • bullet trains • Central Japan Railway • Central Japan Railway Company • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • JR • JR Central • news • Osaka • overnight trains • shinkansen • Tokaido Shinkansen • Tokyo • tourism • trains • travel)

Wait, some Shinkansen trains already have private booths that only cost 1,500 yen for an hour?

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 22, 2026

High-speed serenity has been low-key available on the Shinkansen for a long time with hardly anyone noticing it.

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• Japan
• (bullet train • Business Booth • Japan travel • shinkansen • tourism • trains • travel)

You can send your suitcase from Tokyo to Kyoto on the Shinkansen for same-day delivery… but it’ll cost you

• Oona McGee
  Aug 20, 2026

Overlooked luggage-forwarding service will become easier to use this autumn, especially for tourists staying in private rentals like Airbnbs.

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• Japan
• (Bounce • bullet train • COK • hands free • hands-free travel • Japanese trains • JTB • Kyoto • luggage • luggage delivery • luggage forwarding • luggage storage • Osaka • shinkansen • Tokyo • Tokyo Station • tourists • trains • travel)

New Shinkansen Supreme Class private cabins get try-before-you-ride displays at Tokyo, other stations

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 19, 2026

Wondering if this extra luxury on your Japan trip is worth the extra ticket cost? Here’s a free way to find out.

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• (bullet train • Japan Railways • Japan travel • JR • shinkansen • Shinkansen private cabin • Supreme Class • tourism • trains • travel)

New Wet Rice Cracker Burger from Dom Dom breathes new life into a “miracle” snack

• Oona McGee
  Aug 15, 2026

Snack that saved a Japanese railway gets a whole new look for a limited time.

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• Japan
• (burgers • Choshi Electric Railway • COK • crazy • Dom Dom Burger • fast food • food • nure senbei • rice crackers • senbei • snacks • SNJO • taste test • trains • weird • wet rice crackers)

New Japanese vending machine at Shinkansen station sells cups of ice on platform

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 8, 2026

A new way to make your journey on Japan’s fastest trains even cooler.

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• Japan
• (bullet trains • Japan travel • Japanese vending machines • Shin Osaka • shinkansen • tourism • trains • travel • vending machines)

Starbucks Japan to open Shinkansen platform stores at Kyoto and Nagoya stations

• Oona McGee
  Aug 6, 2026

New stores add a fresh taste and aroma to high-speed travel on Japan’s busiest bullet train route.

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• (bullet trains • cafes • coffee • cool • drinks • Japanese trains • Kyoto • Kyoto Station • Nagoya • Nagoya Station • news • Shin-Yokohama • shinkansen • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokaido Shinkansen • trains • travel • Yokohama)

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