Transportation

East Japan Railway rolls out telecommuter cars on bullet trains

Pilot project helps workers keep in touch while on the road

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A JR East bullet train travels on the Tohoku shinkansen line. (Photo courtesy of JR East)

SHOHEI NOMOTO, Nikkei staff writer
February 2, 2021 14:03 JST

TOKYO -- Workers can telecommute while they commute on East Japan Railway's new telework train cars, which entered trials Monday.

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