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The Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, a popular gateway to Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma Prefecture, held its final day of ticket sales at the counter on March 31st. The Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal is located in Kusatsu Town. In addition to serving Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station on the Read More …
Osaka Metro, the owner of the 190 EV buses used at the World Expo, has announced it will abandon plans to repurpose them for regular bus routes and other uses due to a series of malfunctions in the vehicles sold by the manufacturer. The EV Read More …
Regular gasoline prices in Miyagi Prefecture this week have fallen for the second consecutive week, reflecting government subsidies. With no clear outlook on the situation in the Middle East, bus companies are expressing concerns about the future. Reporter Yuri Ito: “That gas station along National Read More …
JR Central has hired its first ever “career-hired station staff” this spring. What was the reason for taking the plunge and hiring in the “railway division,” which had not previously done so? At Tokyo Station, used by more than 1 million people every day, as Read More …
A sakura tree is found uprooted at Chidorigafuchi promenade, an area in Tokyo renowned for its cherry blossoms.
(Reporter Junki Takahashi) I am on the Kita 5-jo side of the street that was closed to traffic today. There is hardly any traffic congestion right now, but before the broadcast started, there were a few cars with their turn signals on, intending to turn Read More …
An All Nippon Airways (ANA) plane made an emergency landing at New Chitose Airport. What exactly happened? Passenger: “It was a landing unlike anything I’ve ever seen. It was like a sudden brake, a really big jolt. It was a little scary.” At around 2:40 Read More …
At around 5:30 a.m., a collision occurred between a moving train and a passenger car at a level crossing near Higashi-Fuchu Station on the Keio Line in Fuchu City, Tokyo. Kansai TV’s “Shunkan LIVE Toretate!” obtained footage taken immediately after the accident, showing the wreckage Read More …
While bus routes are being discontinued or reduced in number throughout Hokkaido due to a shortage of bus drivers, why was it possible to increase the number of services? This is a bus route in Chitose City. On April 1st, some routes saw an increase Read More …
JR Bus Kanto, which operates buses in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, and the surrounding areas, discontinued all four routes under the jurisdiction of its Utsunomiya branch on the 31st of last month. We interviewed local residents about the impact. ■A “means of transportation” that supported Read More …
The JR Rumoi Line was discontinued on March 31st, and the “local mode of transport” was replaced by buses from April 1st. However, the switch to buses has become a significant economic burden. On the night of the 31st, the last train departed from Ishikari-Numata Read More …
Nineteen buses run daily, and commuters and students have begun using the service. At the bus stop in front of Ishikari-Numata Station in Numata Town, residents were seen using the bus to commute to work and school on the morning of the 1st. (Bus user) Read More …
On the 31st, we’ll be saying goodbye to our “feature phones.” NTT Docomo’s 3G service has come to an end. First put into practical use in the world in 2001, 3G built an era of the “golden age of mobile phones” with features like video Read More …
On August 12, 1985, a Japan Airlines plane crashed, claiming the lives of 520 people—the worst single-aircraft accident in history. Forty years later, an employee who was working at Itami Airport at the time has spoken out for the first time in an exclusive interview Read More …
YouTube Shioneru posted a video “The first and last time I rode the Rumoi Main Line”. Her first book, “Travel YouTuber Shioneru’s Railway Exploration Diary,” is now on sale!! Please look for it at bookstores all over the country ✨ It’s also available online → Read More …
Most of these “ad trucks” display advertisements related to the adult entertainment industry on their cargo beds and drive around the city emitting noise. They are a common sight in Fukuoka City’s entertainment districts, and residents often complain that they are “unnecessarily noisy” and “bad Read More …
![The One about [Strong wind warnings issued for 39 prefectures] “Spring storm” hits tourist spots and cherry blossom viewing locations](https://i3.wp.com/live.staticflickr.com/5466/30578310196_c4f55a6c7b_h.jpg?s=eyJpIjozMDU3ODMxMDE5NiwiZSI6MTc3NDk3MjMzNCwicyI6IjBhZTgwNjg1N2I4OTNiNWZiZDU3MGViNDViYjE3MjM2YzJlNWRjZjIiLCJ2IjoxfQ&w=480&resize=480,320&ssl=1 "The One about [Strong wind warnings issued for 39 prefectures] “Spring storm” hits tourist spots and cherry blossom viewing locations")
On the 31st, a “spring storm” hit the entire country. Strong wind warnings were issued in 39 prefectures, and damage was reported, including the collapse of a greenhouse in Kagoshima Prefecture. (From “news zero” broadcast on March 31, 2026)
Shaking its massive body, the bear that had just woken from hibernation walked slowly. The hungry bear was munching on its food. The It! reporting team headed to Bear Mountain in Shintoku Town, Hokkaido. At this facility, which raises brown bears in an environment close Read More …
A large crowd of people disembarked at Ishikari-Numata Station in western Hokkaido. Their destination was a train running through rice paddies covered in lingering snow. It was the JR Rumoi Line, the shortest major railway line in Japan, running at a total length of 14.4 Read More …
