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BULLET TRAINS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2016
Japan cranks up pitch for shinkansen in Singapore
Japan intensified its shinkansen sales pitch in Singapore on Friday, hoping to acquire an edge in its bid for the Malaysia-Singapore high speed rail project.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2016
JR West bullet trains halted for five hours due to power outage
Shinkansen bullet train services in western Japan were suspended for more than five hours from the first train of the day due to a power outage Thursday morning, affecting around 21,400 people, operator West Japan Railway Co. said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jun 26, 2016
Atomic safety and shinkansen issues complicate Upper House equation for Kansai voters
Nuclear safety, route plans for new shinkansen and maglev lines, and the ruling coalition's economic policies are some of the top local issues on the minds of Kansai voters as they head into the pivotal Upper House election next month.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 17, 2016
Man with knives hurts female conductor on bullet train, taken away by cops in Shizuoka
A 49-year-old man who injured a 28-year-old conductor was arrested on Monday evening in Shizuoka Prefecture for carrying knives on a bullet train.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2016
The Hokkaido Shinkansen Line at a glance
It's been a long time coming and was almost derailed by budget wrangling in the 1980s, but after more than four decades of planning and construction, the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, which runs between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, Hokkaido, and slices the travel time from Tokyo to Hokkaido by 53 minutes, is now in operation.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2016
JR West chief gives blessing to Obama-Kyoto extension of Hokuriku Shinkansen Line
A plan by West Japan Railway Co. to the build an extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line between Obama, Fukui Prefecture, and the city of Kyoto has emerged as the front-runner in a tightly contested race, after the railway firm's president gave it his blessing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2015
First stop India, next stop Singapore-Malaysia for Japan's bullet train sales campaign
Fresh from beating China in a $15 billion rail contract in India, Japan now aims to sell its bullet trains to a high-speed line being planned between Singapore and the Malaysian capital. The project would open a new market for companies from Hitachi Ltd. to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2015
March 26 eyed for launch of Hokkaido Shinkansen Line
Railway operators envision starting service on the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line linking the northern main island with Honshu on March 26, 2016, according to sources familiar with the matter.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2015
Bon summer holiday exodus peaks across Japan
The annual rush of travelers during Japan's Bon summer holidays peaked Wednesday, with roads, railway stations and airports packed with people headed for their hometowns and abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2015
Police probe possible negligence in Fukuoka shinkansen electricity failure
Police have opened an investigation into an electricity failure on a Sanyo Shinkansen Line train in Fukuoka Prefecture on Saturday caused by an aluminum plate falling off the train while it was traveling at 285 kph.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2015
'Self-immolation' on bullet train south of Tokyo leaves two dead, 26 injured
Two passengers, one male and one female, died Tuesday in an apparent self-immolation aboard a speeding bullet train south of Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 24, 2015
Abe to pitch bullet train tech in talks with Malaysian leader
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to give his shinkansen pitch to Malaysian leader Najib Razak as plans for a Kuala Lumpur-Singapore train line develop.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 16, 2015
Shinkansen extension beyond Kanazawa may be changed to ease impact on protected wetland
The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line's planned route beyond Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, will probably be changed to avoid harming an important wetland area in Fukui Prefecture, the government-backed builder of the bullet train system said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 2, 2015
Hokuriku shinkansen setting tourists abuzz
On March 14, the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line will open as an extension of the Nagano Shinkansen Line, directly connecting Tokyo with Kanazawa and shortening the travel time to the scenic capital of Ishikawa Prefecture to 2½ hours from four.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2015
JR pitches new Kanazawa bullet train service in New York
Japanese officials pitched the latest bullet train service, due to link Tokyo with the popular destination of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, starting next month, at a tourism promotion event Wednesday in New York's Grand Central Terminal.
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2014
Blackout leaves bullet train riders in the cold in Niigata
Heavy snow caused a power outage along parts of the Joetsu Shinkansen Line for about six hours on Sunday morning, leaving some 300 passengers trapped in a bullet train for 2½ hours near the mountainous southern border of Niigata Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Oct 4, 2014
Mao Tse-tung seeks to quell internal friction; Shinkansen starts operations; Tokyo Olympics open; America's No. 1 threat?
The XVIII Olympiad, the first to be held in Asia, opened Saturday afternoon amid a profusion of pomp and youthful enthusiasm at the National Stadium before an over-capacity crowd of 80,000 spectators.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2014
Shinkansen marks 50 years of service
The bullet train, an iconic symbol of Japan's postwar economic boom, marked 50 years of service on Wednesday with a celebratory ceremony at Tokyo Station.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2014
Smoke suspends shinkansen service for two hours
Bullet train service on JR East's northbound lines was suspended for two hours on Wednesday after smoke was seen coming from beneath a platform at Tokyo Station, the railway said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 2, 2014
Texas to get shinkansen system
A privately funded group in Texas is aiming to build a shinkansen line between Dallas and Houston by 2021 with help from JR Tokai.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Three men rearrested over brokering of overseas prostitution
A woman speaks of her experience of being sent to Macau by an overseas prostitution broker during an interview in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on April 8.
Ex-METI bureaucrat given 10-year sentence for drugging and raping women
The Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced a former industry ministry bureaucrat to 10 years in prison for drugging six women with sleeping pills and then raping or groping them in 2022.
Money stolen via online transfers up fivefold in Tokyo
Special fraud cases in Tokyo in which stolen money was sent via online banking services grew some fivefold from the previous year in 2023.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.

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