TOKYO, April 10 -- Japan Railways Group (JR Group) yesterday announced that it will raise prices for its Japan Rail Pass, a ticket popular among foreign tourists that allows unlimited travel on trains across Japan, including most shinkansen bullet train services, Kyodo News reported.

Prices for the pass will increase by around 5 per cent to 6 per cent under the first revision in three years, which will come into effect from October 1.

The price of a pass depends on its validity period. An adult seven-day pass will increase by Euro3,000 (RM75) to Euro53,000 for travel in standard train carriages and by Euro4,000 to Euro74,000 for premium Green Car carriages. 

Other price changes for adult passes include an increase of Euro4,000 to ...