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JR East to re-educate employees after frequent overruns on JR Keiyo Line

• Japan Today
  Oct 9, 2016
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CHIBA — JR East says it will re-educate its employees after its trains have been involved in a series of overruns at platforms.

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• Japan
• (Chiba • Japan Railway • JR • JR East • trains)

Tokyo Metro Underground Mysteries puzzle game is back!

• Jessica
  Oct 5, 2016

Think you’ve got what it takes to solve this sprawling puzzle?

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• Japan
• (games • puzzles • Tokyo • trains)

Unexpectedly cute stowaway on JR train causes delays, smiles

• Jessica
  Sep 30, 2016

Usually commuters get upset by train delays, but this time they were all smiles.
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• Japan
• (bird • funny • nature • news • trains)

Why does it take so long for Japanese trains to start running again after an accident?

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 30, 2016

It turns out a lot of different people are involved in the response team when a train hits a person in Japan.

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• Japan
• (accidents • suicides • trains • transportation • travel)

Japan’s high-speed Shinkansen train makes emergency stop as snake is found onboard

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 27, 2016

Snake on a (bullet) train.

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• Japan
• (animals • bullet train • crazy • scary • shinkansen • snakes • trains • weird)

Woman kills self jumping onto train tracks, delay causes conductor to jump off tracks at other station

• Master Blaster
  Sep 26, 2016

Approximately 20 minutes after an elderly woman leapt in front of an express train, a conductor threw himself from an elevated train track down the line.

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• Japan
• (Higashiosaka • Kintetsu Railway • Osaka • stress • suicide • trains)

This is how Japan bids farewell to a beloved 40-year-old manga series

• Oona McGee
  Sep 20, 2016

From stairs to walkways and even escalator handrails, this Tokyo neighbourhood has created a beautiful send-off for the Guinness World Record-holding manga that made it famous.

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• Japan
• (anime • Kameari station • Kochikame • Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo • manga • Shonen Jump • train stations • trains • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Evangelion Shinkansen service extended for another year as Kaworu starts announcing stations

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 19, 2016

Like the anime it’s promoting, the Evangelion bullet train’s end has been pushed back.

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• Japan
• (anime • bullet train • Evangelion • shinkansen • trains • travel)

Chilling Japanese bullet train photo shows crew member with his feet up while driving

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 10, 2016

Yes, Japan’s Shinkansen is an amazingly stress-free way to get around the country, but that doesn’t mean the driver should be this relaxed.

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• Japan
• (bullet trains • safety • scandal • scary • shinkansen • trains • travel)

The weird and wonderful things people leave behind on Japanese trains

• Oona McGee
  Sep 7, 2016

Japan Rail has just released a list of the most rare and frequently lost items found on their trains, and when they’re most likely to find them.

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• Japan
• (funny • Japanese trains • lost and found • pilgrimage • Shikoku • tourism • train stations • trains • travel)

Ticket machine at Japanese train station surprises everyone with its rudeness【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 2, 2016

In a society that prides itself on polite customer service, this ticket machine stands out for its hilariously impolite treatment of customers.

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• (customer service • funny • Japan • Japanese trains • ticket machine • train stations • trains • twitter • video)

Seats descend from ceiling on Japanese train to provide extra comfort for passengers【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 1, 2016

It might look like brand new technology, but this surprising system is on a train that’s been running for more than forty years.

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• Japan
• (cool • customer service • Japanese trains • machinery • rush hour • technology • train stations • trains • transport • twitter • video)

Dramatic scenes at Harajuku Station as Typhoon Mindulle makes landfall in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 23, 2016

Tokyo’s Yamanote Line was suspended for hours in both directions today due to the incident.

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• Japan
• (Harajuku • Harajuku Station • Japan • Japan Rail • Meiji Jingu • Meiji Shrine • news • trains • typhoon • Yamanote)

What is this weird train spotted at a Japanese railway station?

• Oona McGee
  Aug 7, 2016

Can you guess what the bizarre-looking vehicle is used for?

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• Japan
• (bizarre • cool • East Japan Railway Company • Inspection vehicle • JR East • technology • Tokyo • train stations • trains • twitter • unusual • weird • Yamanote)

Free Wi-Fi announced for Tokyo Monorail

• Corey Gold
  Jul 17, 2016

Good news! Tokyo Monorail has announced this week that it will be providing free Wi-Fi on the Haneda Airport Line later this year.

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• Japan
• (airports • free wi-fi • Haneda Airport • Japan • monorail • technology • Tokyo • trains • travel)

Crazy comparison shows why Tokyo’s massive train network even freaks out some Japanese people

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 8, 2016

The capital’s gigantic public transportation system can be a shock to the system for new arrivals.

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• Japan
• (funny • Shikoku • subways • Tokyo • trains • transportation)

Tokyo’s Shibuya Station now sending trains on their way by playing the Dragon Quest theme 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 5, 2016

Go forth, mighty heroes/rail passengers! Seek adventure in the magical realm of Yokohama!

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• Japan
• (cool • Dragon Quest • music • Shibuya • Tokyo • trains • video • video games • Yokohama)

Long train is looooooooooong: US military freight train is wowing Japanese commenters 【Video】

• Meg Murphy
  Jul 1, 2016

♪This is the train that doesn’t end, yes it goes on and on and on and on…

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• Japan
• (trains • transportation • twitter • US military • weapons)

Japanese train stopped in its tracks after elderly resident leaves vegetables in its path

• Oona McGee
  Jun 29, 2016

Passengers were surprised to hear the announcement: “The train will be delayed due to vegetables on the tracks“.

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• Japan
• (farming • Odakyu • potato • potatoes • Railway Crossings • trains • vegetables • wtf)

The size of the emperor of Japan’s security detail is no joke 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 24, 2016

Japan’s reigning monarch steps out into town with his wife and several dozen bodyguards and attendants.

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• Japan
• (crazy • Emperor Akihito • Imperial Family • Tokyo • Tokyo Station • trains • video)

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