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