JR East to Install QR-Enabled Platform Screen Doors on Tokyo Station’s Shinkansen Platforms by FY2029

Japan: JR East and TEPCO launch Kurashi TEPCO Points-to-JRE POINT exchange

Gion, Japanese Bento and Ekiben Seller, Shuts Down All Operations as of September 30

Japan’s station-soba chains launch ‘Shichimi Togarashi for Station Soba’

JR East to Run ‘Thank You EL’ Special on Nov 24 between Nagaoka and Niitsu

Kotsu Shimbunsha to End JR (Japan Railways) Calendars; No Sales from 2026

Tokyo Metro and Mitsui Fudosan to sell “Monomiyu Coupon” Vol. 6: 900-yen set with 24-hour pass and coupons (Oct 10–Nov 30)

Tokyo Metro to Increase Ginza Line Weekend/Holiday Service from November 1

Hakone Tozan Railway in Japan to Retire Historic MoHa 1/2 Cars in January 2028

JR Hokkaido to Run Late-Night ‘Lilac 95’ Extra Limited Express from Sapporo to Asahikawa on Nov 1–2

JR East, Mitsui Fudosan, and Morinaga Milk Break Ground on Tamachi Station West Exit Redevelopment

JR Kyushu to Offer ‘JQ CARD Odekake Net Pass’ Oct 1–Mar 31, 2026

JR West to Host ‘OSAKA STATION RAVE’ After Hours at Osaka Station on Oct 10

Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Commemorative ICOCA Products Sold Out on Sept 28

JR Central to Roll Out TASC on Tokaido Shinkansen in Fall 2026, GOA2 by 2028

Tokyo’s Rinkai Line starts Series 71-000 revenue service on October 1

MLIT approves JR East plan to separate fare calculation for Tokaido Line and Tokaido Shinkansen (Tokyo–Atami) from March 2026

JR East (Japan) to launch Ekinet early Shinkansen reservations from Oct 31; adds refund/change features