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Segways soon to be permitted on public roads and new rules in the works for electric scooters
- Ingrid Tsai
Apr 17, 2021 - Tweet
Of course, the new rules will come with a few catches.
- Japan
- (electric vehicles • law • laws • National Police Agency • roads • scooters • Segway • transportation)
Japanese train conductor flips off rail fan photographer, prompts apology from JR
- Casey Baseel
Jan 26, 2021
Conductor flips the bird on snowy night in Tokyo.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • customer service • flip off • Japan Railways • JR • trains • transportation • weird)
No mask, no ride – Japanese government allows taxis to refuse to pick up maskless passengers
- Casey Baseel
Nov 8, 2020
Don’t want to wear a mask? Then you better feel like walking.
- Japan
- (COK • coronavirus • health • masks • pandemic • society • taxis • transportation • travel)
Can you spot the problem with this Tokyo subway sign in this tale of awesome customer service?
- Casey Baseel
Sep 5, 2020
One day after it was pointed out on social media, it was fixed.
- Japan
- (cool • customer service • Ginza • stations • subways • Tokyo • Tokyo Metro • trains • transportation)
Japanese company officially bans employees from licking fingers when handling papers or money
- Casey Baseel
Nov 27, 2019
Keep your saliva in your mouth, not on things other people are going to touch, taxi company says.
- Japan
- (COK • customer service • funny • gross • Sanwa Kotsu • taxis • transportation)
Ultra-luxurious breakfast bus will give Tokyo commuters a break from the hell of rush-hour trains
- Casey Baseel
Nov 21, 2019
Elegance is the name of the game with special Nestlé transportation option.
17 new designs unveiled in round two of regional Japanese license plates
- Krista Rogers
Oct 25, 2019
These upcoming stylish license plate options showcase regional flavor and points of local pride throughout Japan.
- Japan
- (cars • cool • license plates • tourism • transportation • travel)
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.
- Japan
- (arrests • Japanese Police • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • JR East • Kanagawa • music • news • police • train etiquette • train stations • trains • transportation)
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.
- Japan
- (Aichi • elderly • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • metro • Nagoya • news • rogai • seniors • Subway • train stations • trains • transportation • videos)
A friendly reminder from Japan Rail to please refrain from spitting in the face of staff
- Master Blaster
Mar 7, 2019
Apparently this is a thing that happens enough that JR East decided to print up posters about it.
- Japan
- (assault • crime • JR East • poster • rude behavior • spitting • train stations • trains • transportation)
Japanese taxis now being driven by ninja, bodyguards armed with concealed water pistols
- Casey Baseel
Jun 13, 2018
Two awesome reasons to skip Japan’s train network and take a taxi instead.
- Japan
- (cool • cosplay • Ninja • Sanwa Kotsu • taxis • transportation • travel)
Tokyo taxi company openly appeals to hand fetishist women with photos of drivers’ wrists
- Casey Baseel
Mar 2, 2018
While the drivers’ have their eyes on the road, some ladies in the back seat have their eyes on his capable hands.
- Japan
- (cabs • hands • Handsome men • taxis • transportation • weird • wrists)
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)
Tokyo has a special rescue bus for drunks who fall asleep on the last train during party season
- Casey Baseel
Nov 27, 2017
Slipped into a comfortable beer nap and missed your stop? The Oversleeping Rescue Bus is here to help!
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.
Kyoto taxi operator starts “Silence Taxi” service, prohibits drivers from instigating small talk
- Casey Baseel
Apr 7, 2017
Taxis in Japan’s most refined city seek to minimize unpleasant, awkward conversations.
Traveling in Tokyo? You can start enjoying cheaper taxi rides as of today!
- Casey Baseel
Jan 30, 2017
New pricing system makes some taxi rides over 40 percent less expensive than they used to be.
- Japan
- (taxis • Tokyo • transportation • travel)
Tokyo bus operator adds free-to-use USB chargers for tech-loving passengers
- Casey Baseel
Jan 16, 2017
While you’re progressing towards your destination, your smartphone could be progressing towards a full charge.
- Japan
- (buses • cool • technology • Tokyo • transportation • travel • USB)
November snow falls in Tokyo for first time in 54 years, causes chaos for peak hour commuters
- Oona McGee
Nov 25, 2016
Peak-hour delays caused such overcrowding that some commuters were unable to enter stations in the nation’s capital.
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.
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