Eight east Japan rail operators, including the one operating the Tokyo Monorail to the capital's Haneda airport, have announced they will transition from paper tickets with a magnetic backing to ones that only have QR codes printed on them from 2027 to reduce their environmental impact.
Police in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, are investigating the possible homicide of a female guest found dead in a business hotel room on Tuesday. At around 1:30 p.m., a hotel employee called 110, concerning an unconscious woman who had not checked out of the hotel by the appointed time, Kyodo News…
More railway operators in the Tokyo metropolitan area have ended their free onboard Wi-Fi services as tourist numbers remain below pre-pandemic levels and the companies seek to reduce costs.
Railway operators in greater Tokyo are moving up the departure times of their last trains beginning Wednesday in response to a coronavirus state of emergency.