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Tokyo Station shines brightly with its new Japan Rail (JR) Travel Service Center (open 7:30am – 10:30 pm everyday). Here, you can ask anything you want about Japan Railways trains. You can purchase a JR East travel pass (available only to foreigners), by JR train tickets, and exchange your “All Japan” rail pass voucher or “exchange order” (purchased only outside Japan) for the actual 7, 14, or 21-day rail pass.

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You will even find the service center convenient for holding and delivering luggage an

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Wi-Fi, Yes; Talking to Co-Passengers, No

9008743901?profile=originalAnd, yes,  we told you so.

In a New Media Travel article we discussed the low-to-no threat that cell phones pose to navigation, and why some many other airlines like Emirates are permitting cell phone use in flight. US-based airlines don't.

But we also said most passengers don't actually want to talk in the air. Nor do they want to talk to their co-passengers.

Apparently saying "I love you," at 35,000 feet isn't a great a temptation for 38% of us who fly.

It seems we'd rather enjoy the quiet

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