About this episode

This episode covers the latest news including transportation updates and tourism trends in Japan.

英語学習などにご活用を！リンク先の英文記事を見ながら、聴いていただけます。 ▼01.JR East to replace standard tickets with QR code ones（ https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16689456 ） ▼02.Planes, trains, hotels catering more to travelers and their pets（ https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16673012 ） ▼03.Survey: Only 16% of travelers from abroad want to visit Tohoku（ https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16648146 ） ▼04.Nara Prison now a luxury hotel highlighting the structure's past（ https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16670317 ） ▼05.JR companies upgrade worker safety as bear incidents hit high（ https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16662971 ） このエピソードは音声合成システムにより、全自動で作成しています。 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• transportation
• travel
• tourism
• safety
• hospitality

Keywords

• JR East
• Tohoku
• Nara Prison
• travelers
• safety
• hotels
• QR code
• bear incidents

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JR East, Nara Prison

Places: Tohoku, Japan

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