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Train service on Tokyo’s Yamanote Line will be partially suspended this weekend.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 15, 2023
Yamanote Line set for closures and reduced service Nov. 18 and 19
Train service on Tokyo’s Yamanote Line will be partially suspended this weekend as part of ongoing construction work at Shibuya Station.
A commuter walks in front of a monitor displaying information on the halted JR Yamanote Line at Tokyo's Yurakucho Station on Monday morning.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2023
Tokyo's Yamanote Line restarts after services halted due to signal failure
JR East said the hourslong suspension had been due to the failure of a signal system at Osaki Station.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2023
Man with knife causes temporary panic on Yamanote Line train
The incident led a crowd passengers to evacuate in a panic, causing two men to suffer injuries after falling over, NHK quoted firefighters as saying.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 31, 2022
Yamathoners once again take to the streets of Tokyo for charity
The annual Tokyo Yamathon event draws 1,155 participants and raises more than u00a54.5 million for charity.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 2, 2021
The Yamathon gets a COVID-era rebrand
The Yamathon is a more pandemic-friendly event this year, and like a climb up Mount Fuji it is turning into an activity that everyone should at least try once.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2021
Portion of Tokyo's Yamanote Line halts operations this weekend
East Japan Railway Co., the operator of Tokyo's busy Yamanote Line, is halting operations of the inner circle loop between Ikebukuro and Osaki stations all day Saturday and Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2020
Last trains to leave earlier in Tokyo as JR East cuts costs to stem red ink
Weeknight passenger numbers between midnight and 1 a.m. on the Yamanote Line plunged 66% in August compared to the previous year, the firm said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2020
Tokyo's Takanawa Gateway Station opens to public as Shinagawa development marks milestone
Takanawa Gateway Station opened its doors to the public on Saturday, becoming the latest addition to Tokyo's Yamanote and Keihin Tohoku lines and marking a major milestone in a decadeslong project to transform a large part of the Shinagawa district into a global transportation and business hub.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2020
Railway operators in final phase of preparing for Tokyo Games
Railway operators in the Tokyo area are in the final stages of preparations for the Olympics and Paralympics this summer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2019
JR East shows off a nearly complete Takanawa Gateway Station, the Yamanote Line's newest stop
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) gave the media a preview Saturday of platforms and other facilities at Takanawa Gateway, a new Yamanote Line station under construction in Tokyo that is slated to open next spring.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2019
Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be partially suspended Nov. 16 due to construction
Parts of the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines, major transportation arteries in Tokyo that carry millions of passengers every day, will be partially out of service for most of Saturday due to construction at Shinagawa Station and preparations leading up to the opening of Takanawa Gateway Station next...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2018
Despite pushback and online petition, JR East unwilling to rename new Takanawa Gateway station
A growing number of people say they dislike the name of a new station in Tokyo, set to be called Takanawa Gateway, and are calling for the station's name to be changed after its recent announcement by railway operator East Japan Railway Co.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
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.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.

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