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A JR East limited express train has been classified as a serious incident after a door opened while the train was in motion. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, at around 2 p.m. the day before yesterday, the “Kaiji” limited express Read More …
On the 28th, a JR limited express train entered Nagoya Station while the driver was asleep at the wheel. Approximately 180 passengers were on board when the train came to an emergency stop just before reaching the platform. According to JR Central, shortly after 3 Read More …
A camera linked to AI is being used to combat overtourism. This is a railway crossing in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, a popular tourist destination for fans of the manga “Slam Dunk,” attracting many visitors from both Japan and abroad. A tourist from Hong Kong Read More …
The “Linear Chuo Shinkansen” is a planned project that will connect Shinagawa and Nagoya in just about 40 minutes, traveling at 500 kilometers per hour. Instead of wheels, the train will levitate using the power of “superconductivity.” The total construction cost is a massive 11 Read More …
On the 28th, the day the cherry blossoms in Tokyo were declared in full bloom, a large crowd of cherry blossom viewers flocked to the Meguro River in search of the spectacular view of the blossoms. The situation escalated to the point where police had Read More …
In Yamanashi Prefecture, where the earliest cherry blossoms in Japan were declared to be in full bloom, the cherry trees, said to be over 2,000 years old, are now at their peak. The Yamadaka Jindai Cherry Tree, blooming on the grounds of Jissoji Temple in Read More …
This past weekend, with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo, some areas experienced weather similar to May, and places were bustling with people enjoying cherry blossom viewing. The Sumida River was bathed in the warmth of spring. The fully bloomed cherry blossoms dyed the Read More …
The Rumoi Line of JR Hokkaido, between Ishikari-Numata and Fukagawa, will be discontinued on March 31, 2026. We’re releasing rare footage from STV! We plan to broadcast the final run live on March 31st.
When it comes to female car YouTubers in Japan, AMA Neko is a car enthusiast who has been a YouTuber for five years and has over 443,000 subscribers. She owns a “Ferrari 812 Superfast”, “Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder”, “Lamborghini Urus”, “SUBARU WRX STI TypeS”, “NISSAN Read More …
The DD51 diesel locomotive, which pulled famous trains in Japan such as the Blue Train for over half a century, has seen a small number of units remain in active service in Japan, with most having been retired and scrapped. However, some continue to operate Read More …
The Rumoi Line of JR Hokkaido, between Ishikari-Numata and Fukagawa, will be discontinued on March 31, 2026.
It has been revealed that a “new mode of transportation” will be installed at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo to replace the discontinued monorail.
Seibu Railway’s new train cars, perfect for baseball games and accessing amusement parks, have made their debut.
When it comes to female car YouTubers in Japan, AMA Neko is a car enthusiast who has been a YouTuber for five years and has over 443,000 subscribers. She owns a “Ferrari 812 Superfast”, “Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder”, “Lamborghini Urus”, “SUBARU WRX STI TypeS”, “NISSAN 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 latest video, Omu-chan collaborated with Amaneko-san and the video Read More …
“We want to support them. The hunting association is working very hard.” “If a bear appears, that person will always come and take care of it.” (Both are residents of Sunagawa City) These are the voices of residents of Sunagawa City, Hokkaido, who have been Read More …
The labor union of Kanto Bus, which operates mainly in western Tokyo, had announced a strike on the 27th, but it was averted after negotiations. In this year’s spring wage negotiations, the Kanto Bus labor union had demanded wage increases and the payment of temporary Read More …
The seven JR companies, including JR East and JR Central, have begun an initiative to standardize materials and parts for railway electrical equipment for the first time. Since privatization in 1987, the seven JR companies have each developed their own parts, but amidst a growing Read More …
A new type of train has been unveiled in the Yamaguchi area for the first time in 45 years. JR West Japan unveiled three series of 227 series trains that will run on the Sanyo Line, “RedWing,” “Urara,” and “Kizashi,” to the press at the Read More …
