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JR TOKAI

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2023
JR Tokai eyeing automated shinkansen operations around 2028
JR Tokai plans to introduce the automated operation system for its Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services around 2028, President Shin Kaneko said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2022
Airline and railway items recycled to deliver the joy of travel
Aluminum alloy from decommissioned shinkansen trains has been used to make tie clips as well as in pillars in a souvenir shop at Tokyo Station.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 27, 2022
More listed firms in Japan actively hiring women as outside directors
Business experts, an environmentalist, a freelance newscaster and an Olympic medalist were among new female outside directors welcomed to corporate boards this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 9, 2021
Aichi auto parts supplier helps smaller firms in supply chain go carbon neutral
Helping subsuppliers decarbonize is essential for achieving overall carbon neutrality in the manufacturing process.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 21, 2021
EV boom forces Japanese parts-makers to shift gears
As demand for traditional components is likely to decline, manufacturers are making pots, outdoor goods and construction materials to weather market change.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 23, 2020
B-Corsairs sign 19-year-old phenom Yuki Kawamura on short-term deal
The Tokai University student made waves last season as the B. League's youngest-ever player during a stint with the NeoPhoenix.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 3, 2020
Aoyama Gakuin sets meet record in decisive victory
His final-leg runner Keigo Yuhara was still on the road running. But Aoyama Gakuin head coach Susumu Hara was already high-fiving his other athletes at the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi district, being certain his team would be back on top.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 2, 2020
Aoyama Gakuin moves out to big lead
Aoyama Gakuin University got off to a good start toward recapturing the Hakone ekiden title as it finished first on the opening day of the New Year's traditional event on Thursday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 19, 2019
Tokai University aims for more Hakone ekiden glory
Tokai University stunned a national audience by capturing its first-ever Hakone ekiden title with a tournament record at the last edition in January.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2019
Flooded bullet trains could cost JR East ¥11.8 billion
East Japan Railway says the book value of its Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet trains flooded by Typhoon Hagibis stood at ¥11.8 billion as of the end of September.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 4, 2019
Sixty years after deadly Ise Bay typhoon, experts say Chubu disaster prevention needs an update
The Ise Bay typhoon, a killer storm that swept through the Chubu region on Sept. 26, 1959, claiming more than 5,000 lives, became an opportunity for the nation to make great progress in disaster prevention efforts, including the construction of seawalls and river levees, as well as the enactment of the...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 1, 2019
68 restaurants awarded stars in inaugural Michelin Guide to Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures
On May 17, Michelin published the Michelin Guide Aichi-Gifu-Mie 2019, the company's inaugural guide to Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures in Japan's central Tokai region.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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