Japan’s Rail Ticket Revolution: Seven Operators to Introduce QR Tickets in Spring 2027

October 13, 2026 22

JR Hokkaido Launches New Weekday Pass: Two Days of Unlimited Travel for ¥8,000

September 16, 2026 76

Tokaido Shinkansen Resumes Nationwide After Heavy Rain Disruption, Delays Continue

September 8, 2026 105

Looping Typhoon Krovanh Soaks Okinawa; Autumn Front and Second System Set to Drench Western and Eastern Japan

September 6, 2026 269

JR Central and JR West unveil 5G-ready “Supreme-Class-Cabin” private suites on the Tokaido–Sanyo Shinkansen from October

September 5, 2026 120

Muroran Main Line to Fully Reopen Sept 10 After Storm Damage; JR Hokkaido Adds Extra “Niseko” Detours

September 4, 2026 124

“I Wish We Had Traveled More”: Japan’s 72-year-old pensioner with ¥55m in savings shares a late-life regret

August 24, 2026 135

Japan Quake Panel Links Kumamoto’s Shindo 7 Shaking to Hinagu Fault Zone, Adjacent to 2016 Rupture

July 30, 2026 173

Seat taken? Bag too big? JR Central sets out Shinkansen etiquette guidance and unveils same‑day “Luggage Express” for visitors

February 18, 2026 896

Chinese Former Contract Firm Worker Arrested After Knife Scare at Tokyo DisneySea’s Hotel MiraCosta, Police Say

December 2, 2025 291