THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 22, 2021 at 18:29 JST
An employee of East Japan Railway Co. demonstrates how to work in the "office car" on a bullet train on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line by using privacy panels surrounding the computer and other devices to the news media on Nov. 22. (Takashi Ogawa)
Shinkansen operators are racing to keep up with the new normal, adding an "office car" for businesspeople who have become accustomed to teleworking amid the coronavirus pandemic since last year. [Read More]
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