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Japan's 'Little Trains that Could' battle for survival
AFP, Published on 29/12/2022
» CHOSHI (JAPAN) - In the driver's seat of a two-carriage train, Katsunori Takemoto puts on his white gloves and checks the antiquated gauges before setting out alongside cabbage fields in Japan's rural Chiba.
A paw-some day trip: dogs ride Japan bullet train
AFP, Published on 22/05/2022
» KARUIZAWA (JAPAN) - On Japan's bullet trains, dogs usually have to travel in a carrier, but on Saturday they could stretch their paws and enjoy the scenery on a special pet-friendly express.
Potential suspect critical after Japan clinic fire kills 24
AFP, Published on 18/12/2021
» TOKYO: A man seen by police as a potential suspect in a deadly fire at a Japanese mental health clinic was in a critical condition on Saturday, reports said, a day after the blaze claimed 24 lives.
In Japan, world's oldest Ironman seeks Olympic tips
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» CHIBA (JAPAN) - Japan's Hiromu Inada is watching the Tokyo Olympics hoping to pick up some tips from the athletes before he competes in next year's Ironman world championship, at the age of 90.
Ceremonies chief sacked on eve of troubled Tokyo Olympics
AFP, Published on 22/07/2021
» TOKYO - The director of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony was fired for jokes about the Holocaust on Thursday, causing fresh embarrassment a day before the pandemic-delayed Games finally get under way.
Japan court jails US duo over Ghosn escape
AFP, Published on 19/07/2021
» TOKYO: An American father-son duo who helped former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan were sentenced to 20 months and two years in prison by a Tokyo court on Monday.
How the first Tokyo Olympics changed the face of Japan
AFP, Published on 13/04/2021
» PARIS: The 1964 summer Olympic Games were Japan's great return to the world stage after its defeat and destruction two decades earlier in World War II.
Ghosn 'fled by bullet train', Japan vows to bolster borders
AFP, Published on 06/01/2020
» TOKYO: New reports emerged Monday on how fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn jumped bail in Japan, as the country's justice minister said border controls would be bolstered after the escape.
Japan braces for powerful storm at peak holiday period
AFP, Published on 14/08/2019
» TOKYO: Japan was bracing on Wednesday for a severe tropical storm expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds during the peak holiday period, with dozens of flights and bullet train services cancelled.
Extra abdication holidays pose dilemma for hardworking Japanese
AFP, Published on 29/04/2019
» TOKYO - For the Emperor's abdication on April 30, Japanese workers are enjoying an unprecedented 10-day holiday as a rash of special days off combine with the traditional "Golden Week" in May.