TOKYO/OSAKA -- Train riders from Tokyo to Osaka are set to see fares go up as railways spend on accessibility improvements and try to offset a drop in travel.
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Tokyo train, subway fares go up Saturday in wave of price hikes
With ridership down, railways push ahead with accessibility upgrades
Japan's railway companies are raising fares to help cover accessibility improvements like platform screen doors, such as the ones seen here at a JR East station in Tokyo. (Photo by Keiichiro Sato)
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