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SHINKANSEN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2014
Foot baths to debut on Yamagata bullet train
JR East unveiled on Monday a new "resort train" that will allow passengers on the Yamagata Shinkansen Line to soothe their feet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2014
Tokaido Shinkansen Line gears up for 50th anniversary in October
The Tokaido Shinkansen Line is set to mark its 50th anniversary in October, having carried more than 5.5 billion passengers since its 1964 debut.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2014
Collector coins to fete shinkansen
Japan will mint silver ¥1,000 commemorative coins to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the shinkansen, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
CULTURE / Film
Apr 10, 2014
Finding a heap of treasure in 'Zipang Punk'
It's the late 16th century, when Japan was in the vicelike grip of rich and ruthless warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Things were good at the top, but the rest of Zipang (Japan) was poor, hungry and repressed. Welcome to "Zipang Punk — Goemon Rock III."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 10, 2014
Geki×Cine marks 10 years of screen-stage marriage
You wouldn't know it to look at our poker faces, but deep down every Japanese is a drama queen.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 6, 2014
Next stop is Tetsudo Paradise
All aboard! Join the inaugural Tetsudo (Railway) Paradise 2014 event this weekend and experience everything you could want related to trains — ride a mini steam engine, watch a stage show featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and friends, even try on station-master uniforms.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2014
Hokuriku rail line bid-rigging spurs raids
Investigators on Tuesday raided the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency as well as two private firms over alleged bid-rigging for snow-melting equipment on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, investigative sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2013
Bullet train bulldozes car in Yamagata, killing driver
A bullet train from Tokyo hit a car Sunday at a crossing in Takahata, Yamagata Prefecture, killing its female driver, the police said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 20, 2013
JR Tokai bullet trains may run faster in 2015
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) plans to raise the 270 kph speed limit on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, President Yoshiomi Yamada said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2013
'Floor chandelier' to light Toyama's bullet train gate
With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line in spring 2015, the city of Toyama plans to welcome travelers with a "floor chandelier" just in front of the bullet train's ticket gate at JR Toyama Station.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2013
All bets are off if Nankai Trough has the Big One
If a magnitude 8 or greater earthquake hits along the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan, it and its tsunami could claim more than 300,000 lives, trigger an eruption of Mount Fuji and turn millions of people into refugees, prefectural and local governments predict.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2013
Shinkansen tested on Hokuriku line for '15 opening
A test run was carried out Monday in the newly built Hokuriku Shinkansen Line — an extension of the Nagano Shinkansen Line — that will begin operations in spring 2015, linking the cities of Nagano and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Nov 24, 2013
Bullet trains on a pro-nuclear curve
In the debate over the future of nuclear power, which provided about a third of Japan's electricity needs before the Fukushima disaster began in 2011, commentators for and against resuming its use have argued their case.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2013
Hokuriku line bullet trains christened
East Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. have named four bullet trains that will run on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, which will connect Tokyo and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, via Nagano, from spring 2015.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2013
Singh to visit for rail, nuke pact talks
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will likely visit Japan by the end of May to discuss a high-speed railway project and a bilateral civilian nuclear cooperation pact, India's foreign minister said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 24, 2013
Taiwan rail firm to get JR Tokai tech
Central Japan Railway Co. plans to offer Taiwan's High Speed Rail Corp. its technologies for the maintenance of shinkansen trains and disaster response.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2013
320-kph Hayabusa matches world speed record
Hayabusa bullet trains begin running Saturday at a new top speed of 320 kph on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line, equalling France's TGV as the world's fastest train in operation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2013
Authorities investigate Akita line bullet train derailment
Transport authorities launched a full-fledged investigation Sunday into the derailment of a bullet train on the Akita Shinkansen Line in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 4, 2013
Cleaning 'angels' reinforce positive image of Japanese workers
Train cleaning crews are the new heroes of Japanese commerce.
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Sep 21, 2010
First-class train designs
Japan takes pride in its trains and Eiji Mitooka certainly goes the extra mile in his designs for the new N700-7000 series of Sakura shinkansen.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of young woman in Shinjuku
A 51-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing a young woman to death in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
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.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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