NEWS
Ghost Train: Check Out Tokyo’s Five Least-Used Subway Stations
Tokyo's subways transport millions of people every day. But there are a few stations that almost no one is using. Here's what…
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TRAVEL
How Long Does a Japan Subway Card Last, Anyway?
Got a Suica or Pasmo card sitting in a desk drawer for your next visit to Japan? Here's how long you have…
TECHNOLOGY
Tokyo Subway Launches New Experiment with Credit Card Touch Payments
A subway line in Tokyo now lets you enter with a credit card tap. What does this mean for the future of…
SOCIETY
“Barrier-Free Hearts:” One Disabled Man’s Plea for a Gentler Japan
How a disabled man in Japan used what might have been a negative encounter with subway priority seats as a teaching moment.
CULTURE
Japan’s Deepest Train Station is Now Harder to Access
How a hard-to-fix foreign elevator is forcing some passengers at this Tokyo Station to take the stairs (assuming they can).
BOOK REVIEWS
Underground: The Stories of Japan’s Sarin Attack Victims
How the Murakami Haruki book UNDERGROUND captured the impact of the Tokyo sarin subway attack on survivors.
TECHNOLOGY
A Subway Train in Japan Gets a Second Life…as a Vending Machine
A long-serving train car on Tokyo Metro's Ginza line isn't heading entirely for the scrapyard: a part of its gets to live…