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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2016
Japan's shrinking population not burden but incentive: Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan's aging, shrinking population was not a burden, but an incentive to boost productivity through innovations like robots, wireless sensors and artificial intelligence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2016
Tohoku bullet train delayed five hours after hitting person on tracks
A bullet train carrying 430 passengers stops for five hours in Iwate Prefecture after it hits an apparently suicidal person.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
May 7, 2016
Tall tale
Dad, I can see the shinkansen. Can you see it?
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
May 1, 2016
Cars leak hazardous chemicals after freight train derails in Washington, D.C.
A CSX freight train derailed Sunday morning in northeastern Washington, D.C., with several cars overturned and leaking hazardous liquids near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station, the District of Columbia Fire Department tweeted.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Apr 30, 2016
Yukarigaoka proves 'new towns' can age well
Tama, in western Tokyo, is currently trying to find a way to rehabilitate Parthenon Tama, the city's public cultural complex. During headier times, Parthenon hosted world-famous classical musicians and theater companies, and in addition to a large auditorium and a small auditorium, it contains a museum, a gallery and numerous conference rooms. According to the Asahi Shimbun, the 30-year-old facility is now in need of more than ¥7 billion worth of renovations that the local government says it can't afford. As it stands, it spends ¥400 million a year just to maintain the facility, and if it doesn't act soon, the complex may become unusable.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2016
Tokyo man confesses to ripping down train hand straps
A Tokyo company employee who said he flew into bouts of "rail rage" due to overcrowded trains and has confessed to ripping down hand straps has been arrested on suspicion of destruction of property, police said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2016
Popular Cassiopeia sleeper train makes final regular service run
East Japan Railway Co.'s flagship Cassiopeia sleeper train completed its last return journey from Sapporo to Tokyo on Monday morning, marking the end of an era.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2016
Sanyo Shinkansen Line to get major overhaul from 2028
The aging Sanyo Shinkansen Line will undergo major renovations from 2028, the line's operator said Wednesday. The work on bridges, tunnels and embankments will take a decade.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2016
Hopes high for Hokkaido bullet train
The port city of Hakodate and surrounding areas in southern Hokkaido are abuzz ahead of next month's start of a shinkansen line that is expected to drastically cut transportation time and give a boost to local industries and other areas in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 26, 2016
Security alert prompts brief evacuation of Rome's central train station
Italy's main railway station reopened on Monday after police briefly evacuated the huge terminus following reports that an armed man was in the building, the state railways said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2016
JR East shinkansen decorated in dazzling livery
East Japan Railway Co. has unveiled a shinkansen decorated with sparkling images of fireworks. The eye-catching train will serve on a stretch of line that ends in Niigata.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2015
Laser aimed at shinkansen driver in western Japan
A laser beam was apparently aimed at the driver of a waiting shinkansen bullet train in late November in western Japan, an official of West Japan Railway Co. said Saturday, following similar incidents targeting flying aircraft in Okinawa and elsewhere.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2015
India clears Japan's bid for first bullet train ahead of Abe trip
India's Cabinet has cleared a $14.7 billion Japanese proposal to build its first bullet train line, an Indian government minister and official said on Thursday, one of India's biggest foreign investments in its infrastructure sector.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2015
New Yamanote Line train pulled from service after multiple warnings go off
East Japan Railway Co. suspended operation of its newest train on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo after multiple malfunction warnings went off in the driver's compartment during its first day in service, company sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2015
Japan, U.S. to set up conference to exchange train technology information
Japan and the United States agreed Monday to set up a bilateral conference to exchange information about advanced train technology as Tokyo steps up its efforts to export Japanese high-speed rail systems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2015
Luxury train begins second phase of service in Nagasaki
A luxury train dubbed Aru Ressha ("a certain train") and operated by Kyushu Railway Co. began the second phase of its service in Kyushu on Sunday.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 26, 2015
JR Tokai begins landowner negotiations for maglev train line
With construction of a magnetically levitated train line connecting Tokyo to Osaka via Nagoya in the works, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) has started negotiating with landowners for property rights around Nagoya Station.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 29, 2015
Japan's rail firms fear eclipse by China in U.S.
Days before Chinese President Xi Jinping made a high-profile visit to the United States last week, Beijing said six Chinese businesses would join forces with a U.S. company to build a high-speed rail link between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2015
Hokkaido Shinkansen Line will run from March 26, operators confirm
A long-awaited bullet train service that will link Hokkaido with Tokyo will open on March 26, railway operators have confirmed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2015
Japan's last 'blue train' wraps up final run after nearly 60 years of service
An era came to an end Sunday when the nation's last "blue train" long-distance sleeper service completed its final run nearly 60 years after debuting in 1958.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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