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A design rendering of Soar, JR East¡¯s new shinkansen inspection train
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2026
JR East announces design of new inspection shinkansen train
The new train, nicknamed Soar, will inspect the tracks and other facilities while running at a maximum speed of 320 kilometers per hour.
A large digital screen (top right) installed as part of the renovation work at JR Ueno Station, in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Tuesday
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2026
JR East recasts Tokyo¡¯s Ueno Station as a cultural gateway
The station, which acts as a gateway linking Tokyo with northern and central Japan, will offer visitors opportunities to view artworks and interact with digital art.
JR East said that the switch to the QR code tickets will eliminate ticket jams inside automated gates.
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2026
JR East to shift from magnetic to QR code tickets in 2027
JR East said removing the nonrecyclable magnetic layer on the back of the conventional tickets will help reduce environmental impact.
Takanawa Gateway City is the centerpiece of East Japan Railway¡¯s broader effort to redevelop what it calls the Greater Shinagawa Area into a major international business and transportation hub.
JAPAN / Greater Shinagawa Area
Jun 2, 2026
The rise of the managed city
Tokyo¡¯s newest megadevelopments aim to redesign urban life for an aging, increasingly diverse society
Visitors walk through the Oimachi Tracks development, one of several major projects tied to East Japan Railway¡¯s efforts to transform southern Tokyo station districts into hubs for shopping, tourism and daily life.
BUSINESS / Companies / Greater Shinagawa Area
Jun 2, 2026
JR East¡¯s next stop? City building.
Faced with shrinking demand, the operator expands beyond transportation into land, commerce and large-scale redevelopment.
Kanagawa police officers investigate a train at Kawasaki Station on Sunday following a report of liquid being sprayed.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 13, 2026
Teenager arrested over train odor incident in Kanagawa
The suspect, who lives in Tokyo¡¯s Ota Ward, has admitted to the allegation, according to investigators.
Kanagawa Prefectural Police officers arrive at Kawasaki Station after receiving a report about a strange odor on a train on Sunday.
JAPAN
May 11, 2026
Odor reported on train near Tokyo, with one person sent to the hospital
Officers from the Kanagawa Prefectural Police department and firefighters rushed to Kawasaki Station on Sunday, with passengers saying they smelled a strange?odor.
A walking training session for people with visual impairment is held on a platform at East Japan Railway's Shinagawa Station in Tokyo's Minato Ward on March 2.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 27, 2026
Japan starts platform safety training for visually impaired
With more time needed to install platform screen doors, the transport ministry views the initiative as an urgent interim measure to prevent falls and other accidents.
¡°Freedom,¡± a mural in JR Ueno Station, created in 1951, has been repaired three times, most recently in 2025.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 12, 2026
At Ueno Station, ¡®Freedom¡¯ restored
Genichiro Inokuma¡¯s 1951 pro-democracy mural speaks to a new generation as Ueno reclaims its identity as a cultural hub.
East Japan Railway's freight-only Shinkansen bullet train arrives at a train yard in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 24, 2026
JR East¡¯s freight-only shinkansen train goes into service
The seven-car train, converted from an E3 series passenger train has a maximum loading capacity of 17.4 tons.
Training for foreign workers under Â鶹´«Ã½ Specified Skilled Worker program on March 6 in Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2026
Japan trains foreign workers for railway maintenance
The trained workers are expected to find jobs at railway companies across the country, attracting attention as to whether they can contribute to alleviating the labor shortages.
A drone used by JR East to inspect railway equipment during transportation disruptions
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 11, 2026
JR East to monitor Yamanote Line pantographs with AI
The railway operator also plans to use drones to inspect wires and other infrastructure, aiming to reduce the time required to resume operations by 30% after service disruptions.
A ticket between Tokyo Station and Shibuya Station on JR East¡¯s Yamamote Line will rise from ?210 to ?260, a 23.8% increase.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 11, 2026
JR East to raise train fares on Saturday for the first time in 39 years
East Japan Railway said fares would go up by an average of about 7.1%, with the minimum base fare increasing from ?150 to ?160.
JR East Executive Vice President and Chief Safety Officer Chiharu Watari speaks to reporters at the transport ministry on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2026
JR East given administrative guidance over service halts
The company¡¯s executive vice president and chief safety officer was summoned over recent issues such as disruptions on the Yamanote and Joban lines.
Operations on East Japan Railway's Joban Line were suspended, with an electronic display showing "Preparing to restart" at Ueno Station in Tokyo, on Friday morning.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2026
JR Joban Line service resumes after power outage at Ueno Station
Services were resumed in the early afternoon, East Japan Railway said.
A JR West shinkansen approaches Shin-Osaka station
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2026
Japan eyes higher leasing fees for shinkansen facilities
The transport ministry is looking to use the increased revenue for new new construction projects and renovations of aging infrastructure.
Shimbashi Station in Tokyo's Minato Ward is crowded with commuters on Friday morning following East Japan Railway's suspension of major train lines.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2026
Power outage takes major Tokyo train lines offline during morning rush
The suspensions of the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines affected approximately 673,000 people.
While the number of users of the unprofitable local lines is unlikely to recover amid population decline in rural Japan, people living near the lines want the railroad services to be maintained.
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2026
JR companies and local governments to continue talks on loss-making railway lines
While the number of users of the unprofitable local lines is unlikely to recover amid population decline, people living near the lines want the railroad services to be maintained.
East Japan Railway displays a concept graphic for its Suica Renaissance strategy at the Mass-Trans Innovation Japan event last month at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 21, 2025
Teppay is key to JR East¡¯s growth strategy as Suica e-money loses ground
Data about shopping and travel habits are essential for the company¡¯s real estate and urban development businesses.
Central Japan Railway and five construction consultancies have been found to have colluded to prearrange winners of local government contracts for bridge inspections.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2025
JR Central and 5 other firms ordered to stop bid-rigging
The rail operator and five consultancies colluded to prearrange winners when bidding for local government contracts for bridge inspections, the Fair Trade Commission said.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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