TOKYO -- The Japan Railways group will provide free Wi-Fi service in nearly all shinkansen bullet trains and their stations by 2020, in time to accommodate overseas visitors attending that summer's Tokyo Olympics.
Rollout on most lines planned ahead of Tokyo Games' summer kickoff

Tourists to Japan have frequently complained about the lack of Wi-Fi on bullet trains.
TOKYO -- The Japan Railways group will provide free Wi-Fi service in nearly all shinkansen bullet trains and their stations by 2020, in time to accommodate overseas visitors attending that summer's Tokyo Olympics.