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Japan: Massive Crowding at Stations After Knife Scare on Saikyo Line

17-year-old boy was arrested on Friday, January 23, following reports of a man armed with a knife on a Saikyo Line train in Tokyo’s Kita Ward. While no injuries were reported, several train lines were suspended, forcing some passengers to walk along the tracks and causing massive crowding at stations as commuters were left stranded.

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Japan: Teen Arrested Over Knife on Tokyo Train as Passengers Evacuate onto Tracks

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Friday, January 23, following reports of a man armed with a knife on a Saikyo Line train in Tokyo’s Kita Ward. While no injuries were reported, several train lines were suspended, forcing some passengers to evacuate onto the tracks and walk to the nearest station.

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Tokyo offers women-only trains in rush hour

TOKYO, Japan - Female passengers get out of a woman-only carriage of a train on the Saikyo Line of East Japan Railway Co. at JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on April 4. Women-only cars in Tokyo were launched for the first time in morning rush-hour trains on Monday in a bid to prevent groping.

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JR Saikyo Line starts 'Women Only' car to counter groping

TOKYO, Japan - A carriage of a train on the East Japan Railway Co.'s Saikyo Line carries a ''Women Only'' sign on its window at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on July 2. The company introduced the late-night women-only car on a trial basis in a bid to prevent molestation of women on its trains.

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JR East begins hi-tech card trials for faster ticketing

AKABANE, Japan - A passenger at East Japan Railway Co.'s Akabane station on the Saikyo Line passes a card containing an IC chip over a sensor at a ticket barrier in trials of the new cards that began April 8. After three months of trials, the cards are expected to be made available for use at around 350 stations in Tokyo and its neighboring prefectures served by JR East by the end of the year.

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Tokyo offers women-only trains in rush hour

TOKYO, Japan - Female passengers get out of a woman-only carriage of a train on the Saikyo Line of East Japan Railway Co. at JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on April 4. Women-only cars in Tokyo were launched for the first time in morning rush-hour trains on Monday in a bid to prevent groping. (Kyodo)

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JR Saikyo Line starts 'Women Only' car to counter groping

TOKYO, Japan - A carriage of a train on the East Japan Railway Co.'s Saikyo Line carries a ''Women Only'' sign on its window at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on July 2. The company introduced the late-night women-only car on a trial basis in a bid to prevent molestation of women on its trains.

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JR East begins hi-tech card trials for faster ticketing

AKABANE, Japan - A passenger at East Japan Railway Co.'s Akabane station on the Saikyo Line passes a card containing an IC chip over a sensor at a ticket barrier in trials of the new cards that began April 8. After three months of trials, the cards are expected to be made available for use at around 350 stations in Tokyo and its neighboring prefectures served by JR East by the end of the year.

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JR East begins hi-tech card trials for faster ticketing

AKABANE, Japan - A passenger at East Japan Railway Co.'s Akabane station on the Saikyo Line passes a card containing an IC chip over a sensor at a ticket barrier in trials of the new cards that began April 8. After three months of trials, the cards are expected to be made available for use at around 350 stations in Tokyo and its neighboring prefectures served by JR East by the end of the year.