Second half of FY2006 (October to March)
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2007 March
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March 30, 2007 | : | "Rail-On" Club Service Ends |
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March 27, 2007 | : | IC Card Electronic Money Usage for Transport Within the Tokyo Metropolitan Area Exceeds 500,000 Transactions per Day |
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March 27, 2007 | : | Yokohama Municipal Sports Center to Accept Suica |
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March 23, 2007 | : | Over One Million PASMO Cards Sold in the First 4 Days! Total PASMO and Suica Card Sales Exceed 20 Million! |
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March 16, 2007 | : | Sofmap Stores to Accept Suica |
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March 16, 2007 | : | "Expanding with Suica" Promotional Campaign for Ticketed Passengers ("Ekinaka") Only! |
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March 9, 2007 | : | Multi Payment Service Launched at LaLaport Yokohama on March 15, 2007 One Terminal Will Allow Payment to be Made Using a Variety of Methods Including Suica, iDTM and DCMX® |
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March 7, 2007 | : | Service Allowing Suica to be Used for Payment in Some Taxis Started |
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March 7, 2007 | : | Mobile Suica Internet Payment Service Launched for Yahoo! Shopping |
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March 6, 2007 | : | Regular Interview with JR East's President (March 2007) |
| : | Twentieth Anniversary of the Establishment of JR East | ||
| : | Introduction of New Electric Railcars to the Joban Line (Local Train) (Through Service with the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line) - E233 series DC electric railcars - |
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| : | Tokyo Station City Starts to Take Shape GranSta, a Shopping Complex Within the Ticket Gates in the Basement of Tokyo Station, to Open in October 2007 |
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| : | Tokyo Station City Starts to Take Shape Sapia Tower, Situated at the Nihombashi Exit of Tokyo Station, Completed in March 2007 |
2007 February
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February 28, 2007 | : | Suica System Management Structure Enhanced |
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February 28, 2007 | : | Period of Sale of "Good Morning Tobu! Tickets Allowing Free Riding in JR Tokyo Area" Extended |
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February 27, 2007 | : | Suica Card Launched to Celebrate the Integration of Suica and PASMO Systems Will Go on Sale at 9:00 a.m. on March 18, 2007 |
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February 27, 2007 | : | Special Interest Rate Offered for Fixed Term Deposits for "Otona no Kyujitsu (Holiday for Seniors) Club" Members |
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February 26, 2007 | : | Changes to the Operational Structure for Hotels in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area |
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February 22, 2007 | : | JR East Receives the 16th Global Environment Award, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award |
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February 22, 2007 | : | Special Offer Yamabiko Tickets for EkiNet Members |
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February 22, 2007 | : | Environment Exhibition Held by JR East and Tokyo Gas Gas and Railways—the Fourth Tokyo Gas and JR East Exhibition Showing Environmental Initiatives Taken by Tokyo Gas and JR East |
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February 21, 2007 | : | Hiring Plans for FY2008 |
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February 9, 2007 | : | Television Commercial to Enhance Corporate Image of JR East Using JEF United (Chiba) Player Seiichiro Maki to be Shown |
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February 8, 2007 | : | Twentieth Anniversary Seishun 18 kippu ("Youth 18 Tickets") to go on Sale to Celebrate the Twentieth Anniversary of the Establishment of the JR Group |
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February 8, 2007 | : | "Nice Middy Pass" for Women over 30 Goes on Sale |
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February 7, 2007 | : | Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Visa Super IC Suica Cards Issued and Applications Sought |
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February 7, 2007 | : | UFJ NICOS Seeks Applications from Outlets for Suica Cards Thanks to Tie-up with JR Applications to be Sought from June this Year |
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February 6, 2007 | : | Regular Interview with JR East's President (February 2007) |
| : | New View Plazas Open | ||
| : | Purchase of Commuter Passes and Mobile Suica Service Become Even More Convenient |
2007 January
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January 31, 2007 | : | Number of Customers Registered with the JR East Portal Site EkiNet Surpasses 2 Million! |
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January 30, 2007 | : | Performance for the Third Quarter of FY2007 (for the year ended in March 31, 2007) |
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January 29, 2007 | : | FY2006 Technical Development Exhibition Held |
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January 26, 2007 | : | Additional Temporary Shinkansen Service |
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January 25, 2007 | : | Burnout of Substations and Other Equipment on the Keiyo Line |
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January 24, 2007 | : | Suica and iD Cell Phone Credit Payment Accepted at Aeon Stores |
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January 24, 2007 | : | Aeon Suica Cards Issued and Applications Sought |
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January 24, 2007 | : | Campaign to Eliminate Accidents at Railroad Crossroads in FY2006 |
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January 19, 2007 | : | Number of Trains to be Increased this Spring |
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January 12, 2007 | : | Installation of Doppler Radars at Amarume Station on the Uetsu Line |
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January 5, 2007 | : | Ridership During the Year-End and New Year Holidays |
2006 December
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December 22, 2006 | : | Schedule Revisions in March 2007 |
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December 22, 2006 | : | Additional Temporary Shinkansen Service |
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December 22, 2006 | : | Additional JR East Station Building Management Companies to Merge |
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December 22, 2006 | : | More Benefits in "Otona no Kyujitsu (Holiday for Seniors) Club": Izu Discount Tickets For a Limited Time |
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December 21, 2006 | : | Suica and PASMO Compatible from March 18, 2007 |
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December 21, 2006 | : | Number of People Using Suica Automatic Recharging Service Tops 100,000 in Two Months |
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December 20, 2006 | : | Progress and Ongoing Measures in Response to the Uetsu Line Accident |
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December 18, 2006 | : | Additional Information on Uetsu Line Accident Memorial Service |
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December 15, 2006 | : | Seat Reservations for the Year-End Holidays |
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December 13, 2006 | : | Promotional Campaign for Chiba as a Travel Destination |
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December 11, 2006 | : | Color e-Paper Tested in Advertising on Yamanote Line Trains |
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December 7, 2006 | : | Suica Accepted at All Yushoku-Zammai Nijyu-Maru and La Pausa Japanese and Italian Restaurants |
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December 6, 2006 | : | "Picture Train Museum" Exhibit Opens Again on the Yamanote Line |
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December 5, 2006 | : | Regular Interview with JR East's President (December 2006) |
| : | Greater Efforts to Alleviate Transportation Problems in Greater Tokyo | ||
| : | Emergency Information Displays Installed by Ticket Gates of Major Stations in Greater Tokyo | ||
| : | Certifications of Traffic Delay Now Available Online | ||
| : | Suica & N'EX Tickets for Overseas Visitors to Japan to Go on Sale on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 | ||
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: | Testing of Systems Providing Travel Assistance Information | |
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December 4, 2006 | : | "Otona no Kyujitsu (Holiday for Seniors) Club" Better Than Ever, With Discount Tickets For a Limited Time |
2006 November
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November 28, 2006 | : | Station Publicity for Toll-Free Suicide Prevention Line (Inochi No Denwa) |
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November 27, 2006 | : | Suica e-Money to be Accepted at Many More Mini Stop Convenience Stores |
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November 24, 2006 | : | GBP 350 million 4.750 per cent bonds due 2031 |
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November 20, 2006 | : | JR East Earns Minister of the Environment Award for Global Warming Mitigation Activities |
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November 9, 2006 | : | "Platform Campaign" Expanded |
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November 8, 2006 | : | Additional Temporary Shinkansen Service |
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November 7, 2006 | : | Regular Interview with JR East's President (November 2006) |
| : | Measures to Reduce Service Disruptions when Restrictions are in Force due to High Winds | ||
| : | Installation of the First Network Signal Control System | ||
| : | New Point Services for Suica Purchases—Better Than Ever to Use Suica | ||
| : | Premium Member Services to be Offered for Members of "Otona no Kyujitsu (Holiday for Seniors) Club" | ||
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November 2, 2006 | : | Memorial Service Held in Remembrance of the Uetsu Line Accident |
2006 October
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October 31, 2006 | : | A Brief Summary of Closing Accounts for March 2007 |
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October 26, 2006 | : | Women-Only Cars Introduced at All Stopping Stations on the Sobu Line |
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October 20, 2006 | : | Progress in Measures to Prevent Shinkansen Derailment |
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October 20, 2006 | : | Temporary Additional Shinkansen Service for the Three-Day "Culture Day" Weekend |
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October 18, 2006 | : | Domestic Straight Bonds Issued |
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October 13, 2006 | : | Number of Trains to be Increased This Winter |
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October 13, 2006 | : | "JR One-Way Tobu Nikko-Kinugawa Tickets" Available for a Limited Time |
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October 13, 2006 | : | FY2006 JR Skiing Promotion |
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October 5, 2006 | : | JR East Station ATM Corners to Accept Yamanashi Chuo Bank Cash Cards Starting October 10 |
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October 3, 2006 | : | Regular Interview with JR East's President (October 2006) |
| : | More Stations to be Equipped with Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) | ||
| : | Railway Museum Official Logo and Other Details Decided | ||
| : | Fifth JR East Corporate Venture: "Eki-Ad" Post Office Box Service for Suica Card Members Starts October 16 |
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