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.

Transit in most global cities is government-run. But in Japan, that’s not the case. There, private companies run a sprawling network of trains, subways, and buses, often considered the best in the ...

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 ...

Restaurant chain operator Watami Co. announced it has acquired the Japanese arm of U.S. sandwich chain Subway. Subway currently operates 178 outlets in Japan, but Watami plans to expand that ...

SAKURA, Chiba Prefecture--Japan’s first facial authentication ... The system was established on the Yamaman Yukarigaoka Line transit system and the Yamaman Community Bus network, which both ...