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Japan’s transit system is private. Should other countries consider the same?
During a recent rush-hour commute ... most of those rail operators are private. For decades, the Tokyo Metro was owned by the Japanese government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
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30 years on, victims of Aum Shinrikyo’s sarin attack on Tokyo subway still traumatised
Shizue Takahashi will on Thursday morning take a rush-hour subway train to Kasumigaseki Station in the heart of Tokyo, Japan. There, she will pay her respects with a small knot of station staff ...
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Japan bullet train services halted 3 hrs after train cars decouple
A bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line made an emergency stop near a station in Tokyo on Thursday after two cars ...
Japan bullet trains resume service after decoupling issue
Japanese high-speed bullet trains, suspended over a decoupling while in motion issue, resumed service Friday. East Japan ...