All-you-can-ride Japan Rail Pass price to go up in October

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Popular ticket aimed at foreign tourists to see first hike in 3 years

Foreigners disembark from the shinkansen at Nagoya station. The price of the Japan Rail Pass, aimed at visitors from overseas, will increase to reflect fare changes at Japan Railway companies. (Photo by Masaki Ishihara)

TOKYO — Japan Railways Group companies announced on Thursday the price for the Japan Rail Pass, an all-you-can-ride ticket for foreign visitors, would increase beginning Oct. 1, the first price hike in three years.