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Southern China Prepares for Typhoon Ragasa

Passengers line up to apply for ticket changes and refunds at the service center of Guangzhou South Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, September 23, 2025. South China's Guangdong Province raised its wind emergency response to the highest level at 10 a.m. Tuesday, as Typhoon Ragasa is forecast to make landfall along the central or western coastal areas of the province as a strong or super strong typhoon within 24 hours. To ensure safe railway operations, China Railway Guangzhou Group Co., Ltd. has decided to gradually suspend high-speed and conventional trains within Guangdong starting from noon on Tuesday, with the scope of suspensions adjusted dynamically according to the typhoon's impact. All high-speed and conventional trains in the province will be suspended throughout Wednesday. From the early hours of Thursday, train services will be gradually resumed as the typhoon's impact weakens Photo by Xinhua/Liu Dawei/ABACAPRESS.COM

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

TOKYO, Japan, May 23 Kyodo - A signage at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo notifies passengers of the suspension of the busy Yamanote Line on the morning of May 23, 2025, following problems with some pantographs the previous night. (Kyodo)

Tokyo subway station attack

TOKYO, Japan, May 8 Kyodo - Photo shows the site of a knife attack on May 7, 2025, on a platform at Todaimae Station on the Tokyo Metro's Namboku Line in the Japanese capital. Two people were injured in the incident. (Kyodo)

Construction to link JR stations with Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan, April 21 Kyodo - Construction is under way near JR Tamachi Station in Tokyo on April 19, 2025, to link JR stations with Haneda airport directly. When the construction is completed in fiscal 2031, passengers will be able to travel between JR Tokyo Station and the airport in 18 minutes. (Kyodo)

Osaka Metro station connected to World Expo venue

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 19 Kyodo - A tape-cutting ceremony is held in Osaka on Jan. 19, 2025, to mark the opening of new Osaka Metro Chuo Line station Yumeshima, directly connected to the venue of the 2025 World Exposition starting in April on an artificial island called Yumeshima in the western Japan city. (Kyodo)

Firefighters' New Year event in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 6 Kyodo - Traditional firefighting ladder acrobatics are performed at the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year's fire and disaster prevention event in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2025. (Kyodo)

New Year greeting event at Japan's Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a New Year greeting event on Jan. 2, 2025. (Kyodo)

Year's 1st sunrise seen from 2025 World Expo site

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 1 Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 1, 2025, shows the year's first sunrise seen from the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. (Kyodo)

Year-end Jumbo lottery draw in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 31 Kyodo - Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike attends the year-end Jumbo lottery draw in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2024, with top prize winners set to win up to 1 billion yen ($6.4 million). (Kyodo)

New Year's Preparation - Tokyo

Passengers are pictured at a railway station as more people return to their hometown for the upcoming New Year, in Tokyo, Japan, on December 28, 2024. Photo by Zhang XiaoyuXinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kyushu Shinkansen having mixed effect on local economies

TOKYO, Japan - Kagoshima Chuo Station on Kyushu Shinkansen Line in the city of Kagoshima is crowded with more passengers than expected on Jan. 18 just after the launch of its service. (Kyodo)

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