“We’d be in trouble if it disappeared! In trouble! In trouble! In trouble!” The JR Kure Line, which runs right beside the scenic Seto Inland Sea, is currently facing a problem… [Minoru Iida, General Manager of JR West Hiroshima Branch] “The section of the Kure Read More …
Five Hills, Five Christmases “CHRISTMAS HILLS 2025” will include Roppongi Hills, Azabudai Hills, Toranomon Hills, Omotesando Hills, ARK Hills will come together to celebrate Christmas. OMOTESANDO HILLS CHRISTMAS TREE 2025 Period: November 11th (Tuesday) to December 25th (Thursday) A Christmas tree with sparkling prisms and Read More …
Christmas has arrived. Midtown Garden is decorated with elegant gold lights and sparkling illuminations. Christmas moments filled the city with a heart-rending Christmas. Why don’t you find your own “Christmas Story” in Tokyo Midtown? Have a special time with your loved ones. This Christmas, a Read More …
It’s that time of the year and Yebisu Garden Place is no doubt a place to visit in Tokyo for Christmas. A Christmas market where you can enjoy about a hundred thousand illuminations, miscellaneous goods and food is held. A Christmas tree with a total Read More …
Tokyo Dome City’s illumination event starts on November 18th through February 28th. The event will cintinue to be called “Tokyo Snow Dome City”! Mon. November 17, 2025 – Fri., March 1, 2026 LIGHT UP 5:00 pm – Midnight The lights will be turned on from Read More …
The concept of this year’s “WHITE KITTE” is “A dazzling world of silvery white, Christmas on the prairie”. In 2025, WHITE KITTE will create an immersive and photogenic silvery plain where Christmas and Japan’s winter scenery are in harmony . The symbol will be a Read More …
The reduction in bus services, an essential part of daily life, shows no sign of stopping. Even routes used by more than 400,000 people annually are being discontinued. Residents and local governments continue to suffer. “I have to leave home earlier, so mornings are tough. Read More …
Curious of your thoughts of Jimbocho winning first place on TimeOut “coolest neighborhood” (in the world) in 2025? I have stayed in Jimbocho (in the Kanda area of Chiyoda, Tokyo) and yes, if you are a literary fan, it’s must-go to spot (it’s the home Read More …
Car YouTuber Omuchan has been on YouTube for under a year but she has since broken over 26,000 subscribers. She drives a WRX STI and does videos on her WRX STI and other vehicles. In her new video, Omuchan attends an “Initial D 30th Anniversary Read More …
Tokyo Metropolitan Government buses, which serve over 630,000 passengers daily, reduced their service by 206 routes in the October timetable revision. Tokyo Metropolitan Government says the reason for these reductions is a shortage of drivers at the company contracted to operate the service. Furthermore, three Read More …
A reporter boards a “loss-making local train line” to investigate the situation. It has been publicly announced that the section of the JR Kakogawa Line in Hyogo Prefecture from Nishiwaki-shi Station to Tanigawa Station is operating at a deficit. It’s not that far from the Read More …
We’ll uncover the mystery of the chirping sound that reverberates on Sapporo’s subway. Why is it making the sound? A major experiment at a train depot! There, we’ll discover a surprising secret that is normally hidden from view. Client (Koara-san, in her 50s, resident of Read More …
New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido handles over 20 million passengers annually and is extremely crowded even during the Obon holiday period. But why is it called “New”? Why is there an airport in Chitose in the first place?
This time’s theme is “Railway Models and Railway Toys” We welcome saxophonist Kohei Ueno as a guest and interview manufacturer representatives about the charm and attention to detail of models and toys! We will deliver plenty of information, from the development secrets of those models Read More …
“Trucker’s Life is a One Way Street” Season 2 Broadcast Schedule: Every Friday 10:30 PM – Every Sunday 10:30 AM (Repeat) Program Website: https://www.chiba-tv.com/program/deta… [Program Overview] “Trucker’s Life is a One Way Street” is a program that closely follows truck drivers who support Japan’s logistics. Read More …
The Blue Train “Nihonkai,” a sleeper express that ran between Osaka and Aomori for 65 years, is about to make its final run. A conductor nearing retirement says, “I have no regrets about my work as a conductor or my life in the railway industry.” Read More …
The following is a video of the Limited Express “Hakucho” Osaka-Aomori: 40-Year History, Longest Daytime Train | Railway Memorial as featured on Kansai TV News. The limited express Hakucho [which means “Swan”] appeared as a limited express train connecting Osaka and Aomori in 1961, and Read More …
“#CheckingOutMyFavoriteJob ” This time, we’re featuring bus driver Nakamura Chikako. We took a peek at the work that supports our commutes to work and school! (Aired April 19, 2024). [18m in length] Female driver of an articulated bus: “Divorce was the catalyst” – 29 years Read More …
“Trucker’s Life is a One Way Street” Broadcast Schedule: Every Friday 10:30 PM – Every Sunday 10:30 AM (Repeat) Program Website: https://www.chiba-tv.com/program/deta… [Program Overview] “Trucker’s Life is a One Way Street” is a program that closely follows truck drivers who support Japan’s logistics. What thoughts and pride Read More …