During a recent rush-hour commute, Tokyo’s Akasuka-mitsuke Station was packed to the brim. Hordes of commuters quietly filed into neat lines on each side of the platform, patiently waiting for ...

Seiji Okamoto was getting desperate as his supervisor continued pestering him to come up with a money-saving solution for a new safety project along a Tokyo subway line. His memory of a Quick ...

Japan on Thursday marked the 30th anniversary of the nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the AUM Shinrikyo ...

Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. shows that public transportation can be profitable – and good.

Grabbing a JR Pass and zipping around on the high-speed trains is an essential travel hack you should know when visiting Japan. In just a couple of hours, you can hop from Tokyo to Kyoto or ...

The Tokyo District Court has sentenced a man to 23 years in prison for a knife and arson attack on a train that left one person with serious injuries in 2021. The 26-year-old defendant, Hattori ...

Tokyo (AFP) – Three decades since Shizue Takahashi's husband and a dozen others were killed with a nerve agent on Tokyo's ...

People walk amid unseasonal snowfall in Tokyo on March 19, 2025. (Photo Credit Kyodo) TOKYO, March 19 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Tokyo was hit by unseasonal snow on Wednesday as a developing low-pressure ...

The best way to get around Tokyo is the subway. This extensive, efficient network will take you anywhere in the city as quickly as possible. The subway also connects to Tokyo's two major airports ...