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#East Japan Railway

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Real Estate

Dec 26, 20181 min read

JR East’s Atre to open first shopping mall outside Japan in Taiwan

The East Japan Railway is launching its first overseas shopping mall in Taiwan next month. The mall is opening under JR East’s station complex management subsidiary Atre, following an extended consideration of alternative international locations that included…

Real Estate

Oct 23, 20181 min read

Unstaffed shop to open in Tokyo on trial basis

A Japanese railway network operator is testing an unmanned store in a Tokyo railway station. The store will use artificial intelligence in place of cashiers to transact with customers in a trial expected to last about two months. The venture was opened by…