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RAILWAYS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 18, 2018
Rail car mover, used to carry bricks in Gifu, to be restored 40 years after retirement
Efforts are underway to restore an abandoned freight car mover that was used until some 40 years ago to carry firebricks at a brick factory in the major ceramics production town of Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 17, 2018
Britain's plan to again nationalize key rail line sparks new row over ownership
The British government is renationalizing the rail route between London and Edinburgh, taking back the line from a private company after it over-estimated profits, in a step likely to reignite a debate over public ownership of the U.K.'s railways.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 5, 2018
French strike brings second day of rail chaos
Millions of French commuters suffered a second day of travel chaos on Wednesday as striking rail workers locked horns with President Emmanuel Macron's government in a dispute over reforming the state-owned SNCF railways.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2018
Japan's trains always on time? Report highlights frequency of rush-hour delays in Tokyo
Japan's railway system is well-known globally for its punctuality, but a recently released transport ministry report points to frequent delays during Tokyo's rush hour.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 30, 2017
Should rail operators introduce men-only train carriages?
Men-only train carriages
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
Sep 10, 2017
Cats on a train: Group aims to raise awareness of strays with special event
A Japanese civic group teamed up with a railway operator on Sunday to let some 30 cats wander around on a local train at an event, hoping it will raise awareness of the culling of stray cats.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2017
Tokyo Metro gets flack for halting subway trains for North Korea missile launch
Tokyo Metro is panned for suspending its subway lines in response to North Korea's latest missile test, which a rival subway and the Japan Railway Group both apparently ignored.
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.
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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