Tokyo Metro's public-relations manager, Noboru Ishikawa, told Metro magazine in 2019 that avoiding delays is the subway system's no. 1 priority. All of the signs are in English and Japanese.

Mount Fuji, which straddles Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan, ...

Central Japan Railway is the company behind the country's high-speed train Shinkansen, which was the world's first commercial ...

Japan has abandoned plans for a light railway on Mount Fuji, opting for a hydrogen-powered transport system resembling a ...

Japan’s train system is ranked the most efficient in the world, according to Statista. The U.S. is tied with Azerbaijan for 11th. Here’s how Japan got so far ahead. Photo Illustrator ...

TOKYO -- Restaurant group Watami aims to grow its just-acquired Japanese operations of U.S.-based sandwich chain Subway to more than 1,000 locations in a decade, about six times as many as now.

Japanese-style pub operator Watami has announced the acquisition of Subway Japan in a strategic move to diversify its portfolio. The Tokyo-based izakaya [a traditional Japanese bar where alcoholic ...