{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-26T05:39:33.286Z","story":{"id":"r_3e9401a6732f4cb990cd0da7","slug":"jnr-s-mars-1-reservation-system-certified-as-ieee-milestone","url":"https://yomimono.id/jnr-s-mars-1-reservation-system-certified-as-ieee-milestone","headline":"JNR's MARS-1 Reservation System Certified as IEEE Milestone","summary":"Hitachi held a ceremony on May 18 after the MARS-1 online seat reservation system for the former Japanese National Railways was certified as an IEEE Milestone. The system debuted in 1960, mechanized seat sales that had been manual, and handled up to 3,600 seats per day before being replaced in 1964.","why_it_matters":"The IEEE Milestone certification recognizes MARS-1 as a historical achievement that contributed to society and industry, placing it alongside past Japanese honorees like the Yagi-Uda Antenna and the Tokaido Shinkansen.","published_at":"2026-05-26T03:46:17.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["ASCII.jp"],"citations":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","title":"Former Japanese National Railways' MARS System Certified as IEEE Milestone; Award Ceremony Held","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/404/4404871/?rss"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false}}}