The technical term for the event is “coupling,” but it’s known colloquially as the “Shinkansen kiss.” For Japanese rail fans, ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will begin a test run this autumn of facial recognition ticket gates to allow passengers to ...

The Shinkansen network connects the Tokyo metropolitan area to various regions of the country, serving approximately 14 million passengers every day, according to the East Japan Rail Company.

The app allows users to issue and top up their Suica in the app without going to a ticket office or vending machine at the station both before and after entering Japan; is accepted ... the app will be ...

Travel Japan with a single app! TOKYO, March 24, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JR East has released the Welcome Suica Mobile app for overseas visitors to Japan on Thursday, March 6, 2025. The app allows ...