Tokyo Metro's public-relations manager, Noboru Ishikawa, told Metro magazine in 2019 that avoiding delays is the subway system's no. 1 priority. All of the signs are in English and Japanese.

Every informational sign posted both in and outside of metro ... Two companies operate Tokyo's subway system. Tokyo Metro is private, while the Toei subways are run by the government.

A new subway line connecting central Tokyo with the capital's waterfront by the 2040s is being planned to meet the needs of commuters in these growing areas, The Asahi Shimbun has learned.

Seiji Okamoto was getting desperate as his supervisor continued pestering him to come up with a money-saving solution for a new safety project along a Tokyo subway line. His memory of a Quick ...