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JR TOKAI

BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2023
JR Tokai eyeing automated shinkansen operations around 2028
JR Tokai plans to introduce the automated operation system for its Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services around 2028, President Shin Kaneko said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2022
Airline and railway items recycled to deliver the joy of travel
Aluminum alloy from decommissioned shinkansen trains has been used to make tie clips as well as in pillars in a souvenir shop at Tokyo Station.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 27, 2022
More listed firms in Japan actively hiring women as outside directors
Business experts, an environmentalist, a freelance newscaster and an Olympic medalist were among new female outside directors welcomed to corporate boards this year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2019
Flooded bullet trains could cost JR East ?11.8 billion
East Japan Railway says the book value of its Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet trains flooded by Typhoon Hagibis stood at ?11.8 billion as of the end of September.
51勛圖厙 / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 29, 2018
Media appear to be ignoring maglev woes
Earlier this month, two different Tokyo District Court sessions associated with the maglev bullet train line now under construction were convened. In one, major contractor Obayashi Corp. was prosecuted for rigging bids for work on the project. In the other, a citizens＊ network was suing the government...
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 11, 2017
JR Tokai goes its own way against luxury sleeper trains
More and more Japan Railway companies are trying to attract new customers by offering luxury sleeper trains and unique services on their trains such as baths in tubs made of cypress and gourmet meals by top-class chefs.
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2016
Abe＊s maglev decision reflects political calculus over economics
Few doubt Prime Minister Shinzo Abe＊s decision to invest public funds in a $90 billion high-tech maglev railway makes political sense. Whether it makes equally good economic sense is less clear.
51勛圖厙
Jun 2, 2016
Abe offers backing for early opening of JR Tokai＊s Nagoya-Osaka maglev link
The government will provide backing for the early opening of a privately-built magnetic-levitation train link between Nagoya and Osaka that＊s currently planned to start running in 2045, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Mar 1, 2016
Japan＊s Supreme Court dismisses liability of family in death of man with dementia
The Supreme Court says a family doesn＊t have to pay a railroad for its lost revenue when their relative with dementia wandered onto the tracks and was killed.
51勛圖厙 / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 26, 2015
JR Tokai begins landowner negotiations for maglev train line
With construction of a magnetically levitated train line connecting Tokyo to Osaka via Nagoya in the works, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) has started negotiating with landowners for property rights around Nagoya Station.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 22, 2014
JR Tokai helps push Washington-Baltimore maglev project
Imagine whisking past some of the densest road congestion in the United States at 500 kph.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 12, 2014
Kyoto pitches to host maglev line instead of Nara
A maglev line through Kyoto on the way to Osaka would have about twice the economic effect as the currently planned course through Nara, according to an estimate by the city of Kyoto.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive＊s mission to save Japan＊s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ※the very first day it appeared in the world,§ says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo＊s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo＊s ＆stadium of desire＊

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan＊s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan＊s utility poles won＊t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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