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KEIKYU

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2021
Train driver in 2019 Yokohama incident referred to prosecutors
The Keikyu Line train hit a truck and derailed, killing one and injuring 30.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2021
Visually impaired man dragged 2 meters along platform by Keikyu train
The emergency brake was applied after the man in his 60s — who's hand was trapped in the train door — fell on the platform, hitting his head and lower back.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2019
Police reconstruct fatal Yokohama collision between train and truck
Police investigators on Tuesday staged a reconstruction of a fatal accident in September that saw an express train collide with a delivery truck at a railway crossing in Yokohama.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2019
Keikyu Line train services back to normal two days after fatal accident at Yokohama crossing
Keikyu Line train services return to normal in Yokohama two days after an express train hit a delivery truck stuck at a railway crossing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2019
Driver of Keikyu train says he used emergency brakes but couldn't avoid fatal collision
Police searched the offices of the trucking firm and are looking into whether the train's brakes were used “appropriately.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2019
One dead and 33 injured as train hits truck and derails in Yokohama
The accident occurred at around 11:40 a.m. at a crossing on the Keikyu Line between Kanagawa-Shimmachi and Nakakido stations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2018
Penguins, otter travel with passengers aboard train from Tokyo to mark marine park's anniversary
A train operated by Keikyu Corp. offered passengers a treat Sunday as it carried two penguins and an otter on its journey from central Tokyo to a station southwest of the capital.
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2017
Tokyo commuter-train driver admits to sleeping at controls
A 31-year-old male driver briefly fell asleep at the controls of a commuter train traveling at 120 kilometers per hour (75 mph) in the Tokyo metropolitan area in September, the railway operator said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2017
Man killed in failed rescue bid at rail crossing identified as Yokohama Bank employee
The man who died during an attempt to rescue an elderly man at a rail crossing in Kawasaki was a Yokohama Bank employee, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2017
Failed rescue at rail crossing in Kawasaki leaves two men dead
An elderly man and his would-be rescuer died Saturday after being struck by a train at a level crossing in Kawasaki, police said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 1, 2016
Keikyu offers heart-covered box seats for Valentine's Day train ride
Keikyu Corp. on Monday began operating a special "Love Train" to promote Valentine's Day.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2014
Keikyu wants to invest in casinos
Railway Keikyu Corp. said it is aiming to open an integrated resort facility featuring a casino to tap the increase in foreign tourists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2014
Keikyu using new app for foreign visitors
Keikyu Corp., a major private railway serving the Tokyo area, began trial operations Wednesday for a service in which staff members use tablet computers to translate information for customers in 27 languages.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2013
Railway's answer to cheating, combative rider: judo flip
A Keikyu Line railway employee handed a violent passenger a surprise earlier this week at Yokohama Station by flipping him with a judo throw after the man punched her, the Kanagawa Prefectural Police said.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
North Korean animators may be involved in Japan anime production, report says
North Korean animators may be involved in the production of some Japanese and U.S. animated shows, according to a report by a website providing analysis on North Korea.
BOJ to hold rates with focus on hawkish signals to buoy yen
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda hasn’t ruled out responding to exchange rates with a policy move if the impact on prices is seen to be "non-negligible.”
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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