First half of FY2003 (April to September)
This page contains public press releases in exactly the form that they were issued (JR East Public Relations Department).
These texts are the same as the contents of the Japanese Press Release website.
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2003 September
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September 29, 2003 | : | Potential New Hiring for FY2004 |
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September 19, 2003 | : | "Commemorating Railway Day - Tickets for Unlimited Rides on All JR Trains" Go on Sale |
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September 19, 2003 | : | Earn Double EkiNet Points by Reserving Train Seats and Rental Cars for Trips Starting Between October 1 and November 30, 2003! |
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September 18, 2003 | : | Added Runs of Temporary Trains During the Spring and Autumn Periods |
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September 17, 2003 | : | Public Test Ride Event of the New Energy (NE) Train |
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September 11, 2003 | : | New Card Additions to the "View Suica Cards"! |
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September 10, 2003 | : | Suica FREX Commutation Passes Debut on Sunday, October 12 |
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September 10, 2003 | : | "View Verger Annaka Haruna" residences Go on Sale in October! |
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September 9, 2003 | : | "Social and Environmental Report 2003" Issued |
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September 9, 2003 | : | Joining Forces with the Japan Travel Bureau to Create Northern-Tohoku-Related Products |
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September 9, 2003 | : | A New Company: JR East Station Retailing Co., Ltd. |
2003 August
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August 29, 2003 | : | "Dila Delight" Stamp-Rally Campaign Offers Prizes in "Dila" Station Shopping Malls |
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August 29, 2003 | : | Changes in the Guidelines for Mobile Phone Use on Trains |
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August 29, 2003 | : | Unified Guidelines for Mobile Phone Etiquette on Trains |
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August 26, 2003 | : | In-train Wireless Internet Connection Test |
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August 26, 2003 | : | Uniform Redesign for Male Train Drivers |
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August 22, 2003 | : | Number of Trains to be Increased This Autumn |
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August 22, 2003 | : | Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Drill |
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August 22, 2003 | : | "Full Moon Green Pass" for Couples is on Sale Again |
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August 21, 2003 | : | Suica Card Accepted in Sendai Area from Sunday, October 26, 2003 |
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August 20, 2003 | : | "Holiday Pass for Adults" offered for a Limited Period from Tuesday, September 16 |
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August 20, 2003 | : | "Fourth Tree-Planting Project in Onuma, Hokkaido" |
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August 19, 2003 | : | Number of View Suica Card Members Reaches 5 Million! |
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August 18, 2003 | : | Ridership During the Summer |
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August 1, 2003 | : | Seat Reservations for the O-Bon Holidays |
2003 July
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July 29, 2003 | : | Test of Wireless Internet Service in Stations Expanded |
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July 28, 2003 | : | Easier Travel on Kanto Area Trains and Buses, with One IC Card |
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July 17, 2003 | : | Changes in Schedules and Alternative Routes in Connection with Elevation of Chuo Line Tracks |
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July 16, 2003 | : | FY2003 Summer Campaign to Eliminate Accidents at Level-Crossings |
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July 15, 2003 | : | Temporary Additional Shinkansen Service for the Summer |
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July 14, 2003 | : | The New JR East Art Center, Four-Season Theater "Jiyu" Opens |
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July 10, 2003 | : | Hokkaido and Eastern Japan Pass for Local Trains |
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July 8, 2003 | : | "Keitai EkiPara," a Mobile Phone Portal Site for Station Buildings, Starts on July 15 |
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July 8, 2003 | : | Special Shinkansen "Dream Campaign" Train for 20th Anniversary of Tokyo Disneyland |
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July 8, 2003 | : | Addition of Green Cars to the Utsunomiya, Takasaki and Shonan-Shinjuku Lines, and Introduction of New Cars to the Tokaido Line |
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July 4, 2003 | : | Work Begins on Earthquake-Resistant Reinforcement of Elevated Track Pillars Outside the Emergency Earthquake-Resistance Reinforcement Area |
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July 4, 2003 | : | New Passageway between Train and Monorail Platforms Opens at Hamamatsucho Station |
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July 4, 2003 | : | "Sky Piling," A Construction Method Using Cranes Suspended Above the Tracks to Install Structural Elements |
2003 June
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June 30, 2003 | : | East Japan Railway Japan Bound Tour Operation Center Opens |
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June 20, 2003 | : | Train Runs Cancelled in Connection with the Elevation of Chuo Line Tracks |
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June 19, 2003 | : | Wireless Internet Service in Stations Test Expanded |
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June 17, 2003 | : | "Suica" IC Card Receives CSEG Security Award |
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June 17, 2003 | : | Now It's More Convenient and Economical to Reserve Domestic Airline Seats through EkiNet |
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June 16, 2003 | : | "Three-Day Holiday Pass" Goes on Sale |
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June 5, 2003 | : | A Notice Concerning Temporary Additional Trains During the Summer Vacation Period |
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June 3, 2003 | : | Completion of Construction on the Akita Shinkansen against Washouts and Mud Slides Prompts Revision of Operating Regulations for Periods of Heavy Rainfall |
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June 3, 2003 | : | You Can Receive Information on Lost and Found Items Faster and More Efficiently |
2003 May
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May 30, 2003 | : | We are Increasing the Amount of Seating for the Elderly and Disabled |
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May 29, 2003 | : | An Announcement about the Operation of Series 165 Vintage Trains |
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May 21, 2003 | : | An Expansion in the Number of Providers Associated with the Wireless Internet Service Test in Stations |
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May 19, 2003 | : | "Holiday Pass for Adults" will be sold from Saturday, June 7 |
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May 16, 2003 | : | Number of Trains to be Increased This Summer |
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May 16, 2003 | : | The Causes of the Partial Loss of a Point Rail in Minami Sendai Station on the Tohoku Main Line |
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May 15, 2003 | : | Recruiting New Members for the View Suica Card Starting on May 19! |
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May 13, 2003 | : | A Brief Summary of Closing Accounts for March FY 2003 |
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May 8, 2003 | : | The Official Name of the "JR Maihama Hotel (Tentative Name)" |
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May 8, 2003 | : | Commemorative Suica Card Sold on Domestic Airline Flights |
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May 7, 2003 | : | Persuading More Visitors to Japan to Use Trains |
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May 7, 2003 | : | System for Controlling Building Access with Suica |
| May 7, 2003 | : | Name Decided for the New Station between Kumagaya and Takasaki on the Joetsu Shinkansen | |
| May 7, 2003 | : | New Computerized ATC System on Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen Lines | |
| May 6, 2003 | : | Ridership During Golden Week |
2003 April
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April 24, 2003 | : | A New Version of the Holiday Pass Goes on Sale |
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April 22, 2003 | : | New Developments in the JR East Group's Care Services |
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April 21, 2003 | : | Non-Smoking Hours for Smoking Areas on Railway Platforms |
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April 18, 2003 | : | "Sanuki Udon NRE & Merikenya" Opens Its Fourth Shop in Urawa Station |
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April 18, 2003 | : | Tree Planting Event Near Annaka Haruna Station on the Nagano Shinkansen |
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April 18, 2003 | : | Marunouchi Bookstore at Tokyo Station is Designated An Important Cultural Property |
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April 18, 2003 | : | Suica Receives a Prize from the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers |
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April 18, 2003 | : | Temporary Additional Shinkansen Services During Golden Week |
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April 17, 2003 | : | Seat Reservations During the Golden Week Period |
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April 8, 2003 | : | Establishment of Endowed Courses at Hokkaido University |
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April 8, 2003 | : | Test of Wireless Internet Service in Stations: One-Day ID/ Password Service using Mobile Phones |
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April 8, 2003 | : | Number of Users of Suica Passes 6 Million! |
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April 8, 2003 | : | Rebuilding of JR Tokyo General Hospital |
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April 8, 2003 | : | Asagaya Station Has Been Transformed! |
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April 8, 2003 | : | Developments in Day Care Business Along the Saikyo Line |
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April 8, 2003 | : | - The World's First Hybrid Railcar - Development of the NE Train |
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April 4, 2003 | : | Domestic Straight Bonds Issued |
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April 2, 2003 | : | A Report on Appraisal Losses in Other Negotiable Securities |
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