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YAMANOTE LINE

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.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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