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JR Kyushu’s ferry unit punished for water leak cover-up

The transport ministry imposed administrative punishment Tuesday on the jet ferry subsidiary of Kyushu Railway, or JR Kyushu, for concealing a water leak on a high-speed passenger ship. The ministry …

Bullet train lines to nix smoking rooms as health consciousness grows

by Mark McDuffie

Smoking rooms will no longer be provided aboard Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu bullet trains due to growing health consciousness among the public and a decline in smoking rates, the railway …