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SHINKANSEN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2017
JR firms offer cross-country train tour featuring a ride on the resurrected Cassiopeia
The seven Japan Railways Group companies have announced that they will offer a special across-Japan sightseeing tour plan using 24 select trains, including the Cassiopeia overnight limited express, whose regular operations ended in March last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2017
Malaysia on track to invite bids for high-speed rail project, likely by year-end
Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai on Thursday affirmed that plans are on track to call for a tender for a high-speed rail project linking Singapore with Kuala Lumpur by the end of this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2017
Bullet train stops after tablet PC catches fire, singes table
A shinkansen made an emergency stop Sunday after a tablet computer apparently owned by a passenger caught fire while the train was en route to Tokyo Station, police and railway officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 15, 2017
Japan's bullet train tech to give 164-year-old Indian railway a jolt
Japan's government and its rail companies lobbied the U.S. for years to sell their bullet-train technology and found little success. Finally, there's an international buyer: India.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2017
Security cameras to be installed on Kyushu shinkansen in run-up to 2020 Olympics
Kyushu Railway Co. said Wednesday it will install security cameras in its shinkansen running in Kyushu beginning in November to enhance security ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2017
Abe plans to visit India in September to promote shinkansen technology
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is arranging to visit India in late September to attend a ceremony for a high-speed rail link using Japanese bullet-train technology, government sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2017
Shinkansen back in service between Kyoto and Hakata after power outage
Shinkansen services resumed normal operations Thursday morning following wide disruptions due to a Wednesday power outage that affected at least 50,000 passengers, including 1,500 people who stayed in train cars overnight.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 26, 2017
Man arrested over shinkansen arson in Okayama
An elderly man is arrested after allegedly setting a fire on a shinkansen traveling through Okayama Prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 1, 2017
Subliminal ads fast-tracked for maglev trains in Japan
A team of researchers at Shizuoka University is hitching a ride on Japan's bullet train technology, aiming to transmit targeted advertising at high speeds.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2017
JR firms hone earthquake-response systems for shinkansen lines
On Oct. 23, 2004, at 5:56 p.m., the first shinkansen derailment in history occurred when a bullet train en route from Tokyo to Niigata went off the tracks following a powerful earthquake in the Chuetsu region in Niigata Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Mar 26, 2017
Timing, like finances, everything for Osaka's new rail links
Shinkansen, route, Osaka, Kyoto, Kanazawa, train
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2017
Double-decker bullet trains soon to be phased out
The last double-decker bullet trains on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line connecting Tokyo and Niigata will be withdrawn from service in a few years, a railway source said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2017
Nozomi shinkansen marks 25 years as vital transport artery
The Nozomi bullet train service, a crucial transport artery connecting major cities — making more than 200 trips every day between Tokyo to Osaka alone — marked its 25th anniversary Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2017
Japan pitches staff training as part of Malaysia-Singapore high-speed rail bid
If the shinkansen system is selected for a high-speed rail project set to connect Malaysia and Singapore, Japan is ready to train local staff, a senior diplomat said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2017
Biggest snowfall since '84 leaves one man dead, hundreds of vehicles stuck in Tottori
Tottori's heaviest snowfall in decades is wreaking havoc in the prefecture, where one man has died and hundreds of vehicles were stranded as of Saturday evening.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 21, 2017
Fast track
'Oh look, there's the shinkansen.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Dec 25, 2016
Route pick just tip of the iceberg for Hokuriku bullet train project
The decision by the ruling parties to support a Hokuriku Shinkansen Line route from Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, to Kyoto via the town of Obama has sparked relief, hope and disappointment in the Kansai region and western Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Dec 3, 2016
Steamer missing; Japan declares war on U.S., British Empire; woman wins court case for equality of sexes; anger grows over bullet train noise
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Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 28, 2016
Mikawa-Anjo Station offers foreign visitors brief, cheap shinkansen experience
The number of foreigners visiting Mikawa-Anjo Station, the next stop after Nagoya Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, is increasing, particularly visitors from Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2016
Modi inspects bullet train plant after agreeing to shinkansen deal
India's prime minister visited a bullet train plant in Kobe on Saturday after Japan and India agreed to cooperate on a high-speed railway project in the South Asian country.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
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.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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