Tokyo-Osaka bullet train to end food cart sales in October

Onboard meal service scaled back as more passengers make purchases in stations

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Onboard food orders will be limited to bullet train passengers on first-class "green" cars, with orders placed using a QR code brought by a cabin crew member. (Photo courtesy of Central Japan Railway)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan's shinkansen bullet trains connecting Tokyo and Osaka will stop onboard meal service this fall for most passengers due to waning demand and a shortage of workers.

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