Second half of FY2004 (October to March)
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2005 March
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March 31, 2005 | : | Join the Adatara Tree-Planting Project and Help Us Plant 45,000 Trees of 22 Species within Three Years |
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March 28, 2005 | : | Mizuho Bank and JR East Form Business Alliance in the Card Business |
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March 25, 2005 | : | Notice regarding the Restart of Night Train Operation over the Joetsu Line and Boarding Pass Sales |
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March 18, 2005 | : | Restart of Double-Tracked Operation on the Joetsu Line |
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March 17, 2005 | : | New Dialog Type Ticket Vending Machine "Hello Kaeru-kun" Appears |
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March 17, 2005 | : | Suica-based Building Entry/Exit Control System to be Used at UC Card Sales Bases! |
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March 14, 2005 | : | Change Phone Numbers of JR East Telephone Centers |
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March 14, 2005 | : | Service Expanded for "Noto 91 and 92" Special Express Trains |
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March 10, 2005 | : | Win Penguin-Themed Prizes in "Start a New Life with Suica" Promotion! |
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March 9, 2005 | : | FASTECH 360 High-Speed Shinkansen Test Train to Debut — Running Tests to Start with the Aim of the World's Best Shinkansen Service — |
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March 9, 2005 | : | Shinseido, MatsumotoKiyoshi, Doutor Coffee Shops, and St-Marc Café to Accept Suica |
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March 9, 2005 | : | "Otona no Kyujitsu (Holiday for Seniors) Club" Launched to Support Seniors |
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March 9, 2005 | : | Service for Women-Only Cars on the Saikyo Line Expanded to Morning Commute Hours |
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March 3, 2005 | : | Additional Shinkansen Service on Spring Equinox Day |
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March 1, 2005 | : | Damage and Revised Forecasts of Financial Results Caused by the Earthquake in Chuetsu, Niigata Prefecture |
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March 1, 2005 | : | Progress of Shinanogawa Power Station Restoration |
2005 February
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February 25, 2005 | : | Tokyo Gas, JR East Co-Host Environmental Event "Gas & Railway" — A Suggestion for Environmental Measures from Tokyo Gas and JR East — |
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February 23, 2005 | : | From the Shinkansen to the Countryside: JR East Offers Local Line Travel Plans in Six Zones |
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February 22, 2005 | : | East Japan Railway, NTT DoCoMo and Sony to Launch "Mobile Suica" Service |
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February 21, 2005 | : | Sales of Student Commuter Passes, etc. for Students Enrolled at Japanese Campuses of Foreign Universities as Designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
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February 16, 2005 | : | Increasing the Number of Green Cars on Takasaki and Utsunomiya Line local trains |
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February 15, 2005 | : | Domestic Straight Bonds Issued |
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February 14, 2005 | : | Hiring Plans for FY2006 |
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February 10, 2005 | : | Performance for the Third Quarter of FY2005 (for the year ended March 31, 2005) |
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February 10, 2005 | : | Sales of Seishun 18 Kippu (Youth 18 Ticket) |
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February 9, 2005 | : | FY2004 Winter "Zero Accidents at Rail Crossings Campaign" |
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February 8, 2005 | : | Management of Three JR East Group Tokyo-Area Hotels to Be Integrated |
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February 8, 2005 | : | A New Stage in JR East Group's Fitness Club Business: The Grand Opening of Jexer Fitness Club Akabane |
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February 8, 2005 | : | JR East Employees to Work Toward "Care-Fitter" (Service Kaijo-shi) Qualifications |
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February 8, 2005 | : | JR East Adding More LEDs Outside Ticket Gates at Major Stations in the Tokyo Area |
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February 8, 2005 | : | Start of "Suica Station Ueno": A Hands-on Display of New Lifestyles Suica is Creating |
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February 7, 2005 | : | Suica-Only Ticket Gates Coming to Major Stations in Suica Service Areas |
2005 January
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January 31, 2005 | : | Expansion of In-Train Wireless Internet Connection Test |
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January 31, 2005 | : | Partial Restoration of the Shinanogawa Power Station |
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January 28, 2005 | : | Expansion of English Language Printing on Passenger Tickets |
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January 28, 2005 | : | Faster Running Speeds on Joetsu Shinkansen |
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January 27, 2005 | : | Domestic Straight Bonds Issued |
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January 24, 2005 | : | Improved Shinkansen Early Earthquake Detection System and Revisions to Operating Rule Criteria (SI Index) |
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January 24, 2005 | : | Environmental Targets for the New Frontier 2008 Period |
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January 24, 2005 | : | Medium-Range Business Concept New Frontier 2008: New Creativity and Expansion |
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January 20, 2005 | : | JR East Holds FY2004 Technical Development Exhibition |
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January 19, 2005 | : | Suica Service (Electronic Purchase) at FamilyMart Stores will Further Expand from September, 2005 |
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January 14, 2005 | : | Partial Speed Resumption of Joetsu Shinkansen |
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January 14, 2005 | : | Number of Trains to be Increased This Spring |
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January 7, 2005 | : | Commercial Space "ecute Omiya" to Open Inside JR Omiya Station — Grand Opening Set for Saturday, March 5, 2005 |
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January 6, 2005 | : | Ridership During the Year-End and New Year Holidays |
2004 December
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December 27, 2004 | : | Merger of JR East Group Station Building Management Companies |
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December 24, 2004 | : | Campaign in Niigata: "Ganbattemasu, Niigata!" (Niigata Bounces Back [from the Earthquake]) |
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December 24, 2004 | : | Temporary Additional Shinkansen Services During the New Year Period |
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December 22, 2004 | : | Schedule Revisions on March 2005 |
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December 22, 2004 | : | Service Plan on the Joetsu and Iiyama Lines after Resumption of Operations |
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December 22, 2004 | : | Resumption of Sales of Reserved Seats on the Joetsu Shinkansen |
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December 21, 2004 | : | BicCamera to Begin Accepting Suica |
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December 21, 2004 | : | The 8th Environmental Communication Awards of Environmental Report Division — Awarded the Grand Prize of the State Minister for the Environment |
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December 20, 2004 | : | A New Addition to the "View Suica" Card Family — The Value-Packed "We View Suica" Card |
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December 17, 2004 | : | Seat Reservations for the Year-End Holidays |
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December 16, 2004 | : | Monetary Damages Relating to the Earthquake in Chuetsu, Niigata Prefecture |
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December 16, 2004 | : | Resumption of Service on the Joetsu and Iiyama Lines |
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December 16, 2004 | : | Helping to Rebuild Tourism in Niigata Prefecture |
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December 15, 2004 | : | View Suica Cardholders Exceed 300,000! |
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December 9, 2004 | : | Sales of Magnetic iO Cards to Stop |
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December 9, 2004 | : | Shinetsu Line — Easing of Speed Restrictions and Resumption of Limited Express Service |
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December 7, 2004 | : | Resumption of Service on All Joetsu Shinkansen Lines |
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December 7, 2004 | : | The Railway Museum — Museum Building and Exhibit Cars |
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December 7, 2004 | : | From Pass-Through Station to Gathering Place — Omiya Station to be Transformed on Saturday, March 5, 2005 |
2004 November
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November 29, 2004 | : | Sanseido Booksellers to Begin Accepting Suica — Using Suica at Stores Throughout the City "Machinaka") |
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November 26, 2004 | : | Japan Snow Project Begins! — Reviving the Popularity of "Snow Leisure" |
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November 25, 2004 | : | Resumption of Limited Express, Express, and Other Service on the Shinetsu Line |
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November 25, 2004 | : | Resumption of Sales of Reserved Seats for the Joetsu Shinkansen "Tanigawa" |
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November 19, 2004 | : | Outlook for Resumption of Shinkansen and Conventional Rail Service in the Niigata Region |
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November 18, 2004 | : | Resumption of Sales of Reserved Seats for the Joetsu Shinkansen "Tanigawa" |
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November 16, 2004 | : | The "Picture Train Art Museum" — a Rolling Art Museum to Operate on the Yamanote and Keihin Tohoku Lines |
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November 16, 2004 | : | JR East Is Offering Free Test Use of "Okoshitaro" — the Ultimate Alarm Clock Used by JR East Personnel — to Commemorate Sales Exceeding 100 |
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November 16, 2004 | : | JR East Launches the "Platform Campaign" |
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November 15, 2004 | : | The 2nd "Travel on Local Trains" Campaign Goes on Sale! |
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November 12, 2004 | : | Brief Summary of Intermediate Closing Account for March FY2005 |
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November 11, 2004 | : | "Earn Double Points on Reserved Tickets Purchased on EkiNet" Campaign: Starting with Service for December 18, 2004 |
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November 11, 2004 | : | Suica Cards Exceeding 10 Million! — "Thanks for the Suica Cards Exceeding 10 Million and for the 3rd Anniversary" Campaign |
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November 11, 2004 | : | A New Promotion from JR East and JTB Youth Study Club — "Miyagi Zaou & Tougatta Onsen Plus"! |
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November 9, 2004 | : | News Flash — Service Utilization After the October 2004 Schedule Revisions |
2004 October
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October 29, 2004 | : | JAL Group and JR East to Begin Offering the "JAL Card Suica" on December 1 |
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October 28, 2004 | : | Following "Okoshitaro", the Next Authentic Railway Equipment from JR East — "Tokyo Area Railway Maps" to Go on Sale on the EkiNet! |
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October 28, 2004 | : | Introducing New, Redesigned Uniforms for Inspection and Repair Crews |
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October 27, 2004 | : | Ten Million Suica Cards Issued! |
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October 15, 2004 | : | Business Partnership between ShinGinko Tokyo (opening FY2005) and JR East — "View Suica ShinGinko Tokyo Card" to be issued — |
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October 15, 2004 | : | Number of Trains to be Increased This Winter |
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October 13, 2004 | : | Construction Begins on the "JR East Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Entrance Building (tentative name)" |
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October 6, 2004 | : | Three F Stores in Yokohama Take the Initiative in Accepting Suica Cards—Part of a Program Promoting Suica Usage Beyond Stations |
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October 6, 2004 | : | JR East Travel Service Center to Open at Narita Airport |
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October 6, 2004 | : | Senichi Hoshino Selected to Represent "Otona no Kyujitsu" (Holiday for Seniors)—Zipangu Club Membership Campaign |
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October 6, 2004 | : | JR East to Hold a Haiku Competition—Impressions of Scenes Near Stations |
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October 4, 2004 | : | Direct Limited Express Service to Link JR East and Tobu Railway Lines |
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