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Nozomi shinkansen to halt nonreserved seats during peak periods

Nozomi bullet train services will no longer offer nonreserved seats during peak holidays periods, operators JR Central and JR West have said, in an effort to respond to congestion and …

Bats made from scrapped bullet train metal to go on sale in October

by Karel Erdley

Metal from scrapped shinkansen bullet trains has been recycled into children’s baseball bats, which are set to be released in a limited edition in October, according to a Japanese sporting …