Is Nara's future tied to a proposed maglev shinkansen route?
Although Nara has become a favorite of international tourists in recent years, the city, which served as the nation's ancient capital from 710 to 784, has historically been a bit off the beaten path. Heijokyo, or Heijo Palace, as Nara was then known, was the ...
A son's struggle for acquittal in deadly 1949 Mitaka train crash
Kenichiro Takeuchi has gone through numerous hardships as the son of a former death row inmate who was convicted of carrying out a mysterious fatal train accident in chaotic postwar Japan. While leading a life of obscurity and changing jobs nearly a dozen times, Takeuchi, ...
'Black page' in firm's history: Dutch railway to pay reparations for WWII Holocaust transports
The Dutch national railway company said Wednesday it will pay reparations to Jews and ethnic Roma and Sinti whom it transported to camps in the Netherlands during World War II — from where they were sent to Nazi concentration camps. NS said in a statement ...
Yamanashi governor looks to draw up Mount Fuji railway plan in two years
The governor of Yamanashi Prefecture said Wednesday he will have a railway plan drawn up within two years to connect the bottom and the fifth station of Mount Fuji, the nation's highest mountain. Gov. Kotaro Nagasaki, who was elected in January, said he will set ...
Tokyo's biggest train and subway lines to extend operating hours during 2020 Games
The biggest train and subway lines in and around Tokyo will adopt extended operating hours for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, games organizers said Friday. For each day during the games, the major lines, including the Yamanote Line that encircles central Tokyo, will run past 2 ...
Huge maglev shinkansen emergency exit shaft unveiled in Tokyo
Central Japan Railway Co. unveiled a massive emergency exit to the media Wednesday in Tokyo as part of its maglev ultrahigh-speed train line, currently under construction. The exit, located in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward, will be used for air ventilation and evacuating passengers in emergency situations. JR ...
Probe launched as electric wheelchair accidents surge at rail crossings nationwide
Following a surge in the number of fatal accidents involving electric wheelchairs getting stuck at rail crossings, the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) has started an investigation. The move came as the death toll from such rail crossing accidents has reached five so ...
Japan loans Philippines ¥38 billion for Manila railway repairs
Japan and the Philippines signed an agreement Wednesday for up to ¥38 billion ($336 million) in assistance from Tokyo to rehabilitate a mass transit railway in Manila that has fallen into a state of disrepair. Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin and Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda ...
Keisei Electric Railway resumes services after lines halted by fires linked to typhoon-borne salt
Keisei Electric Railway Co. said Saturday it had fully resumed services in the Tokyo metropolitan area after a suspension of over 10 hours the previous day due to an outage believed to have been caused by typhoon-borne salt. Several power cables caught fire, possibly because ...
Three reported dead and around 200 hurt as Typhoon Trami hammers Japan
Three people were killed and about 200 were injured by powerful Typhoon Trami, which battered Japan over the weekend, officials said Monday, as the storm's aftermath brought travel chaos to morning commuters in the capital. A 50-year-old truck driver was killed during the storm by ...
Malaysia, Singapore agree to postpone rail project for two years: report
Malaysia has agreed with Singapore to postpone the development of a high-speed rail service by two years, Malaysian media reported, as Southeast Asia's third-largest economy looks to review mega-projects to cut its massive debt. Malaysian business weekly The Edge on Saturday cited sources confirming both ...
