OSAKA--Osaka Metro Co.’s first new subway train since privatization features a futuristic octagonal front face covered by a large sheet of glass with light-emitting diodes embedded in four corners.

Four other subway lines are run separately by the Tokyo government, alongside private services and East Japan Railway's overground routes like the Yamanote Line, whose green trains carry millions ...

Japanese-style pub operator Watami has announced the acquisition of Subway Japan in a strategic move to diversify its ...

A third solution, for subway trains, is clear ... as has been done in Japanese train stations. In 2009 the East Japan Railway Company acted after suicides on the railway’s lines increased ...