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Are women-only train cars still needed in Japan? 25 years on, issue remains unsettled

TOKYO -- A quarter of a century has passed since railway companies in Japan began introducing women-only cars in their current form. They remain an in

Japan railroad stocks attract activist investors eyeing property holdings

The many lives of Shinagawa

A journey through the ancient settlements, ports, railways and redevelopments that shaped Tokyo's southern gateway.

New Cat Stationmaster Charms Visitors on Chiba's Local Railway

Meet Nakano-san, the stray cat turned stationmaster who is drawing crowds and bringing new hope to a struggling railway. The post New Cat Stationmaster Charms Visitors on Chiba's Local Railway first appeared on JAPAN Forward.

JR East unveils highly autonomous Level 4 self-driving bus

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- East Japan Railway Co. unveiled to the media on Thursday a highly autonomous Level 4 self-driving bus set to begin runs on a special

Hitachi lands deal for Mexican railway signaling system

Japan antitrust watchdog raids firms in Hokkaido Shinkansen bid-rigging probe

The probes targeted nine construction companies and a government-linked railway infrastructure agency.