The 2025 Osaka Expo has boosted earnings at major railroad operators in western Japan, with four out of six major railroads set to surpass profit projections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/01/companies/osaka-expo-rail-operator-earnings-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rail #jrwest #osakametro #osakaexpo
JR West has said a facility to preserve its train that crashed in 2005 and killed more than 100 passengers will be completed in mid-December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/japan/jr-train-crash-preservation-facility/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jrwest #fukuchiyamaline #shojikurasaka #hyogo
As the nation's tourism boom continues, a delivery service that transports traveler's luggage from train station lockers to hotels is expanding in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/06/locker-to-hotel-luggage-delivery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #jrwest #osakametro #osaka #tourism #tokyo #jreast #tokyometro