More than 1100 million people used Shinkansen and limited express trains nationwide during the long holiday period. This is a 1.32-fold increase from the same period last year, and recovered to 94% before the spread of the new coronavirus.JR companies said, "There were a lot of people using the long Holiday period with no restrictions on movement, and we expect demand to grow, including inbound tourism, in the future.

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