Every morning, thousands of commuters pile into trains on the Chuo Line to ride from the affordable suburbs of west Tokyo into the downtown office area, then make the journey in reverse to head home ...

A health care clinic that opened on a train platform in Tokyo makes for an unusual sight, but it may become increasingly common as rail companies look to attract commuters by offering new services.

Surely, you must be familiar with the Chuo line: reaching from Tokyo Station to the wilderness of Otsuki, this train line is one of Tokyo's major commuter links, ferrying hundreds of thousands of ...