Surely, you must be familiar with the Chuo line: reaching from Tokyo Station to the wilderness of Otsuki, this train line is one of Tokyo's major commuter links, ferrying hundreds of thousands of ...

The Yamanote Line is a loop railway service in central Tokyo that serves as a main transportation artery for the city. Operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), it is intersected at its ...

Even though I could praise Japan’s efficient public transportation system for hours on end, there’s one major drawback about it that has left me traumatized on several occasions and never fails to ...

But there are major delays, unfortunately ...

A health care clinic that opened on a train platform in Tokyo makes for an unusual sight, but it may become increasingly common as rail companies look to attract commuters by offering new services.

The public and private railway systems in metropolitan Tokyo are so intricately networked that passengers unfamiliar with the city feel like they have wandered into a maze, not to mention first-time ...