Over the longer term, the outlook for the core "mobility" business is subdued by an aging and shrinking population. In response, management is investing to increase "life design" revenue to about 40% ...

Lost something on the train? AI might help track it down, even if you thought it was gone for good. Public transportation service providers and other concerns in Japan are introducing artificial ...

The realignment has been carefully planned to avoid any interference with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), a ...

All modes of transportation experienced peak congestion, the first day of the four-day holiday in the second half of Japan's ...

Shareholder distributions are appropriate. JR East has a long-term dividend payout ratio of 30% and plans to return a further 10% to shareholders via share buybacks in the medium term. While ...

As if in anticipation of waves of lost people in uncontrollable crowds, the expo has stationed attendants every few meters, ...

In my almost five-decade-long professional journey, I have encountered diverse management philosophies. One amazes me in its simplicity and its potential to revolutionise different aspects of life. I ...

The 39-inch serpent tangled itself on an overhead power line, electrocuting itself and causing delays of over an hour and a ...

The hotel is in the buzzy Umekita neighbor, near Osaka Station and the new 11-acre Umekita Park. Entry-level rooms feel ...

The best places to stay, eat, shop and visit across the country, according to Japanese artists, designers and chefs.

This is the dramatic moment a station guard rescued a child trapped between a train and a platform. The toddler reportedly slipped through the gap as he tried to board the locomotive in Jiangsu, China ...

A Swiss start-up’s system to install and remove solar panels between train tracks is now being tested. The technology is ...