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TRAINS

JAPAN
Aug 2, 2016
Heavy rain disrupts operations at Tokyo Disneyland and bullet train services around Japan
Heavy rain hit the Japanese archipelago Tuesday, disrupting operations at Tokyo Disneyland and bullet-train services in some regions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2016
Japan cranks up pitch for shinkansen in Singapore
Japan intensified its shinkansen sales pitch in Singapore on Friday, hoping to acquire an edge in its bid for the Malaysia-Singapore high speed rail project.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2016
Kawasaki Heavy looking to buy U.S. train maintenance firm
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of New York City subway trains, is seeking to buy a train maintenance company in the U.S. to help increase its services lineup and boost profit margins.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2016
JR West bullet trains halted for five hours due to power outage
Shinkansen bullet train services in western Japan were suspended for more than five hours from the first train of the day due to a power outage Thursday morning, affecting around 21,400 people, operator West Japan Railway Co. said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jun 26, 2016
Atomic safety and shinkansen issues complicate Upper House equation for Kansai voters
Nuclear safety, route plans for new shinkansen and maglev lines, and the ruling coalition's economic policies are some of the top local issues on the minds of Kansai voters as they head into the pivotal Upper House election next month.
JAPAN
May 22, 2016
Japanese businessman hit by train on Thailand's famed River Kwai Bridge
A Japanese businessman was seriously injured after being hit by a train while taking a selfie on the famed River Kwai Bridge in western Thailand, Thai media reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2016
No injuries after train partially derails on Tokyo's Tobu Tojo Line
The Tobu Tojo Line resumed operation Thursday after a train carrying some 400 passengers partially derailed the previous day.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 17, 2016
Man with knives hurts female conductor on bullet train, taken away by cops in Shizuoka
A 49-year-old man who injured a 28-year-old conductor was arrested on Monday evening in Shizuoka Prefecture for carrying knives on a bullet train.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
May 14, 2016
The grass is always greener ...
This train is really crowded.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2016
Power outage disrupts trains in Tokyo area, affecting 240,000 commuters
A power outage Thursday morning at an electrical substation in Kawasaki disrupted train services in the Tokyo metropolitan area, affecting some 240,000 commuters, East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said.
JAPAN
May 9, 2016
Bad track strands 99,000 on Ginza Line during rush hour
A broken rail delayed subway trains on the Tokyo Metropolitan Ginza Line for 4 hours and 40 minutes Monday, stranding some 99,000 commuters.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 7, 2016
Toshiba to build railway parts factory in India
Toshiba Corp. will build a factory in India to make parts for trains following plans by General Electric Co. and Alstom SA to set up manufacturing facilities in the country after winning deals to build locomotives.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2016
The Hokkaido Shinkansen Line at a glance
It's been a long time coming and was almost derailed by budget wrangling in the 1980s, but after more than four decades of planning and construction, the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, which runs between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, Hokkaido, and slices the travel time from Tokyo to Hokkaido by...
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 26, 2016
A question of time
A train pulls up to Kuji Station in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2016
Anti-groping badges distributed at stations in Tokyo, Osaka
Volunteers from an Osaka-based group handed out almost 500 badges to commuters on Friday morning in the JR Shibuya Station area in a bid to help prevent young female school girls and college and university students from being groped inside train cars.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 19, 2016
Manner mode: Defusing tension on the train
Commuting to and from work during peak hours in Tokyo can be an utterly soul-destroying experience.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2016
JR West chief gives blessing to Obama-Kyoto extension of Hokuriku Shinkansen Line
A plan by West Japan Railway Co. to the build an extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line between Obama, Fukui Prefecture, and the city of Kyoto has emerged as the front-runner in a tightly contested race, after the railway firm's president gave it his blessing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2016
Smoke in Ginza Station halts Hibiya Line operations
Smoke filled Ginza Station in Tokyo on Tuesday morning, briefly disrupting Hibiya Line operations, police and the subway operator confirmed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2016
N.Y. show goes on but 'Snowzilla' freezes D.C.; over 20 dead; transport snarled
Following a day of hunkering down, New Yorkers and Washingtonians surged back into the streets on Sunday after a massive blizzard brought much of the U.S. East Coast to a standstill, bringing a festive mood to both cities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2016
Snowfall causes transport chaos in eastern, northern Japan; 250 people hurt
Heavy snow in eastern and northeastern Japan wreaked havoc with transportation systems and injured about 250 people Monday as central Tokyo was blanketed with 6 cm.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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