Joel N. Weber II
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Wikipedia's First class travel article claims:
I mentioned this to someone who was skeptical that Japanese employment laws would really allow this degree of sexist hiring, and suggested this part of Wikipedia might have been carelessly researched/written. Has anyone here spent enough time in Japan to know whether Wikipedia is accurate in this regard?The term "First Class" was abolished on Japanese National Railways in May 1969, and was replaced by "Green Cars". Green Cars are identifiable by the green four-leaf clover logo at the doorways. In recent years, there has been a gradual trend to restore Green Cars to longer-distance commuter lines in the Tokyo area, complete with female "Green Attendants" who provide an at-seat refreshment service as well as checking tickets.