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15 Years After the Earthquake, Have Tohoku's Railways Recovered? a Photographer Who Has Continued to Photograph the Ishinomaki Area Reveals the True State of Things

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Japanese trains are the most punctual in the world, running on time. Even if a train is delayed by just one minute, passengers don't feel any discomfort when they hear an apology like "We are very sorry." The trains are so punctual that they barely even notice they're running.
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Japanese trains are the most punctual in the world, running on time. Even if a train is delayed by just one minute, passengers don't feel any discomfort when they hear an apology like "We are very sorry." The trains are so punctual that they barely even notice they're running.

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toyokeizai.net broke the news in on Monday, March 9, 2026.
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