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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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March 4, 2008 : Internet Reservation Service for Overseas Customers "JR-EAST Shinkansen Reservation" Starts Tuesday, March 25, 2008
February 8, 2008 : Report on the Investigation of the Joetsu Shinkansen Derailment
February 5, 2008 : New Narita Express Railcars!
January 23, 2008 : PASMO and Suica - Total number of cards sold exceeds 30,000,000!
December 18, 2007 : The Status of Measures in Response to the Accident on the Uetsu Line
December 12, 2007 : JR East Expands ATS Deployment
    : Suica and Kitaca to Begin Mutual IC Farecard Services and E-money
December 11, 2007 : E-Money Mutual Use Starts for Suica and ICOCA
December 6, 2007 : Comprehensive Alliance Between JR East and ANA: Effort to Increase Passenger Convenience by Providing Seamless Transitions Between Land and Air
December 3, 2007 : Mobile Suica makes ticket-less travel on JR East Shinkansen lines possible!
Details for Mobile Suica limited express ticket services have been finalized!
- Reserved seats can now be purchased at more affordable prices -
November 6, 2007 : Tohoku Shinkansen Speed Increase
~Phased speed increase after the extension to Shin-Aomori Station~
    : Adoption of Early Earthquake Warning System on Conventional Rail Lines in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area
October 17, 2007 : Contract Concluded for an Earthquake Derivative: Earthquake Risk Securitized Through Tailored Catastrophe Bond (Cat Bond) Scheme
October 2, 2007 : Tokyo Station City ~GranTokyo North Tower and GranTokyo South Tower Completed~
August 8, 2007 : JR EAST PASS Exchange Orders to be Sold via the Internet
July 27, 2007 : Increasing the Speed of Shinkansen Trains
July 3, 2007 : World's First Hybrid Railcar to Commence Operations!!
    : A New Look for Tachikawa Station with the First Stage Opening of ecute Tachikawa on Friday, October 5
    : Even More Excitement at Tokyo Station City with the Opening of "GranSta", a Shopping Complex Within the Ticket Gates of the Station, on October 25
May 16, 2007 : Interurban Travel Using IC Tickets Becomes Even More Convenient!
May 15, 2007 : Expanding the Number of Overseas Locations Selling the Exchange Order for the 'JR EAST PASS'
    : Visit the Scenic 'Northern Tohoku' Region Using the Limited-Offer Discount Ticket 'JR EAST PASS SPECIAL' Sales Begin Sunday, 1 July 2007
May 8, 2007 : Commencement of Preservation and Restoration Work on the Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building
~Work on the Central Tokyo Station City Facility Starts at Last!~
April 16, 2007 : GBP 250 million 5.250 per cent bonds due 2033
April 4, 2007 : Change in Corporate Name of Group Company