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New express trains from Narita airport to Tokyo Skytree planned for FY 2028
Published on 01/09/2025
» New express trains linking Narita airport outside Tokyo with the Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower in just over 30 minutes are slated to begin service in fiscal 2028 at the earliest, the operator's president said in a Kyodo News interview.
Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» TOKYO - Tsunamis hit parts of Russia's Far East and Japan on Wednesday after a huge magnitude 8.8 earthquake, with warnings in place around the Pacific of waves of over three metres (10 feet) in places.
Late charge lifts Thanyakorn to Asian Mixed title
Sports, Published on 27/07/2025
» Phetchaburi: Veteran Thanyakorn Khrongpha mounted a superb back-nine comeback to edge out young contender Sarut Vongchaisit and clinch the five-million-baht TrustGolf Asian Mixed Circuit 1 at Lake View Resort and Golf Club in Phetchaburi yesterday.
New movies out this week: July 17-23
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 17/07/2025
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
US man arrested over pepper spray attack at Japan mall, over 40 injured
Kyodo News, Published on 24/05/2025
» CHIBA — An American man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of assault after allegedly releasing pepper spray in a parking lot at a shopping mall in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, injuring more than 40 people, local police said.
Summer Sonic Bangkok set to return in August
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 25/03/2025
» Summer Sonic Bangkok 2025 gears up for a comeback in August and promises to outdo its own debut in 2024.
Meet Cartier at World Expo 2025 in Osaka
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 12/03/2025
» The World Expo brings to mind the showcase of achievements of various nations at their respective pavillions but brands can also participate with their own. One such brand is Cartier, which announced, on International Women's Day, their Women’s Pavilion in the upcoming Expo 2025 Osaka. This will be their second Women's Pavilion after the first one at Expo 2020 Dubai.
Trump tariffs put tourism on edge
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 20/02/2025
» Uncertainty over the Chinese market and the effect of US President Donald Trump's policies are the most critical factors for the tourism industry in the first half, as airlines and hoteliers consider market trends after the high season.
Facial recognition gates set to debut for Japan express trains
Kyodo News, Published on 23/01/2025
» TOKYO — Facial recognition ticket gates will be introduced Friday for some Keisei Electric Railway Co. express trains linking downtown Tokyo and Narita airport, aiming to reduce congestion caused by rising foreign tourists to Japan.
Farms and solar energy can co-exist
Oped, Rapeepat Ingkasit, Published on 08/01/2025
» At first glance, the idea of combining agriculture with solar energy seems far-fetched. How can crops and solar panels compete for the same sunlight? My view changed after I visited the Sosa Mega Solar Sharing site in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, last month. As part of a media tour organised by Mekong Watch, a Japanese non-profit conservation group, I had the opportunity to see first-hand how "agrivoltaics" -- an innovative integration of agriculture and solar energy -- are reshaping rural landscapes and revitalising communities.