An experiment is under way at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo to create a safer environment for the hearing impaired by converting announcements and even the sound of an approaching train into printed ...

The solution requires a fundamental shift in workplace culture, not just more policies, according to an analyst.

The English version of “Tokyo Ueno Station” by female novelist Yu Miri, an ethnic Korean resident in Japan, was shortlisted for this year's U.S. National Book Award for Translated Literature.

"The evacuation center is only for registered residents" A 60-year-old homeless man near Ueno station in Taito Ward, Tokyo, hurried to an emergency shelter before the typhoon. But he was denied entry.

Four bullet trains ground to a halt between stations. More than 350 passengers on a Hokuriku bullet train stranded between Ueno and Omiya stations were evacuated and led to an exit point.