{"id":144204,"date":"2022-01-14T11:24:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T02:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=144204&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-01-14T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T02:24:11","slug":"new-app-to-suggest-stopovers-to-fukuokas-commuters","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/new-app-to-suggest-stopovers-to-fukuokas-commuters\/","title":{"rendered":"New App To Suggest Stopovers to Fukuoka\u2019s Commuters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hitachi, Ltd., and Nishitetsu will jointly run a trial for a new smartphone application to check bus and train congestion. Once users input their route, the system indicates how crowded the buses or trains would be and suggests nearby shops and eateries. The program seeks over 1,000 participants from Nishitetsu\u2019s LINE friends and more. The trial begins <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feb. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOUC111X90R10C22A1000000\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkei<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitachi.co.jp\/New\/cnews\/month\/2022\/01\/0111.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hitachi<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-122460\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fukuoka-brt-new-WEB-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fukuoka-brt-new-WEB-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fukuoka-brt-new-WEB-001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fukuoka-brt-new-WEB-001.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fukuoka-brt-new-WEB-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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