Japan wants to usher in a new era of high-speed public transport with magnetic levitation, or maglev, trains, but the billion-dollar mammoth project for the first Tokyo-Nagoya line ... ( read original story ...)
JR Central to delay planned start in 2027 of maglev train service
Central Japan Railway Co is expected to announce soon a decision to delay its planned opening in 2027 of a high-speed maglev train line between Tokyo and Nagoya, sources familiar with the matter say, ... ( read original story ...)
2 girls hit and killed by train in Yokohama
Two 13-year-old girls were hit and killed by an express train in Yokohama on Friday night. According to police, the incident occurred at around 7:35 p.m. at Futamagawa Station on the Sotetsu Line in ... ( read original story ...)
Only 3% of Osaka families have received Japan gov’t 100,000-yen cash handouts
Only 3% of this city's households had received the Japanese government's 100,000-yen per person novel coronavirus crisis relief handout as of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 57 new COVID-19 cases — highest since May 25 lifting of state of emergency
Some experts say these are signs that the outbreak is regaining strength since the country eased business and social restrictions. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gov. Koike proves presentation matters as much as policy
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's performance over the past four years will be tested when she seeks re-election in the capital's gubernatori ... ( read original story ...)
National security law: could Japan or South Korea take Hong Kong’s finance crown?
As some Hong Kong firms consider an exit strategy in the wake of Beijing’s national security law, Asian cities are angling for a piece of the action. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s maglev pits new artery against the environment
TOKYO -- Japan's plan to connect its three major economic centers of Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka with just an hour's train ride has taken a major step back. Twice as fast as Japan's famed bullet ... ( read original story ...)
JR Central to delay planned 2027 start of Tokyo-Nagoya maglev train service
Setback expected after local governor rejects approving the start of preparatory construction work, citing environmental concerns. ( read original story ...)
Fact check: Hong Kong, not Japan, sprayed “looters and rioters” with blue dye
A post on social media makes the claim that in Japan “looters and rioters” are sprayed with an indelible blue dye so they can be later identified by law enforcement. While the photograph that ... ( read original story ...)
Maglev project pits need for new artery against the environment
TOKYO -- Japan's plan to connect its three major economic centers of Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka with just an hour's train ride has taken a major step back. Twice as fast as Japan's famed bullet ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Officially Ends Aegis Ashore Plans After National Security Council Deliberations
Though the dispersion area is only a few kilometers wide, USNI News understands, Japan wanted a guarantee that the booster would land on military property or at sea, rather than on local civilian ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
As demonstrated after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Japanese businesses have a unique capability for long-term survival. Hirotaka Takeuchi explains their strategy of investing in community over ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is Suspicious about Kim Jong Un’s Health After ‘Strange’ Activity
Japan's defense minister Taro Kono told reporters that the belligerence from Pyongyang was a diversionary tactic from the spread of the coroanvirus and the leader's health. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rebounds on news of European safeguards, U.S. easing of Volcker Rule
Tokyo stocks staged a sound rally Friday, with buying sentiment boosted by upturns in U.S.and European markets. The Nikkei average of 225 selected issues l ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor on Olympics, coronavirus pandemic
Summer Olympic Games were pushed back to next year because of the coronavirus. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio spoke with the governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, about how the city is preparing, and why Japan ... ( read original story ...)