Long traffic jams and packed bullet trains: Travelers return to Tokyo after Golden Week
The rush of travelers returning to Tokyo from the extra-long Golden Week holiday grew Sunday, with traffic jams over 30 km long seen on some parts of expressways, and major airports and railway stations reporting massive crowds. With people returning to work on Tuesday after ...
Crown Prince's ascension to throne likely to be one-off holiday for 2019
The government is considering designating as a one-off holiday the day of Crown Prince Naruhito's ascension to the throne on May 1, 2019, in what will be Japan's first succession from a living Emperor since 1817, a government source said Sunday. The government plans to ...
Vacationing Abe has a laugh with a posse of past prime ministers
As he grapples with mounting challenges both at home and abroad, it has become increasingly uncommon to see Prime Minister Shinzo Abe crack a smile in public. A picture that surfaced online Wednesday, however, offers a rare glimpse of Abe's relaxed grin as he dined ...
The rush of travelers returning from domestic and overseas trips during the Golden Week holiday period peaked on Tuesday, with vacationers crowding trains, airports and expressways bound for Tokyo and other cities. Japan Railway companies said reserved seats on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines ...
Holidaymakers crammed bullet trains, flights and highways bound for Tokyo and other cities Sunday as the Golden Week holidays began to wrap up. Heavy congestion was expected on expressways Sunday evening, the Japan Road Traffic Information Center warned. A 50-km bottleneck was expected on the northbound ...
Hunting a golden Easter egg in Japan
