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Snow being removed on highland bus route in Northern Alps

TOYAMA, Japan - A long line is seen in the Northern Alps in central Japan on March 24 as heavy snow on a highland bus route through the mountain area is being removed to make a bus route. The 23-kilometer route, connecting Toyama in Toyama Prefecture and Omachi in Nagano Prefecture, will be completed in the middle of April.

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No. of vacationers returning from hometowns peaks

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo-bound cars line up at the Niiza tollgate on the Kanetsu Expressway in Saitama Prefecture Jan. 3 as the number of vacationers returning to the capital and other major cities from New Year's holidays in hometowns and resorts peaked. A 23-kilometer traffic jam blocked the expressway near the Higashi-Matsuyama Interchange in Saitama. Routes and connection points saw more travelers than last year, when many people stayed home due to fears about the Y2K computer problem.

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Snow being removed on highland bus route in Northern Alps

TOYAMA, Japan - A long line is seen in the Northern Alps in central Japan on March 24 as heavy snow on a highland bus route through the mountain area is being removed to make a bus route. The 23-kilometer route, connecting Toyama in Toyama Prefecture and Omachi in Nagano Prefecture, will be completed in the middle of April. (Kyodo)

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East Japan Railway line suspended since 2011 tsunami partially reopens

People wave off trains leaving the new Shinchi station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 10, 2016. A 23-kilometer section of East Japan Railway Co.'s Joban Line reopened five years and nine months after the March 2011 quake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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East Japan Railway line suspended since 2011 tsunami partially reopens

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) attends an opening ceremony for the new Shinchi station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 10, 2016. A 23-kilometer section of East Japan Railway Co.'s Joban Line reopened five years and nine months after the March 2011 quake and tsunami. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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East Japan Railway line suspended since 2011 tsunami partially reopens

Photo taken Dec. 10, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a train running in Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. A 23-kilometer section of East Japan Railway Co.'s Joban Line reopened five years and nine months after the March 2011 quake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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East Japan Railway line suspended since 2011 tsunami partially reopens

File photo taken in March 2011 shows overturned trains of East Japan Railway Co.'s Joban Line in Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture, following a massive tsunami. A 23-kilometer section of East JR Co.'s Joban Line reopened on Dec. 10, 2016, five years and nine months after the quake-tsunami disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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No. of vacationers returning from hometowns peaks

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo-bound cars line up at the Niiza tollgate on the Kanetsu Expressway in Saitama Prefecture Jan. 3 as the number of vacationers returning to the capital and other major cities from New Year's holidays in hometowns and resorts peaked. A 23-kilometer traffic jam blocked the expressway near the Higashi-Matsuyama Interchange in Saitama. Routes and connection points saw more travelers than last year, when many people stayed home due to fears about the Y2K computer problem.

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Japan's Enoki wins Beppu-Oita marathon

OITA, Japan - Kazutaka Enoki overtakes Kenya's Samson Kandie with 4 kilometers left in the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon on Feb. 6 and holds on to win the rain-soaked race. Enoki dropped out of the lead pack near the 23-kilometer mark of the fast-paced race but rallied to overcome the deficit and cross the line at Oita municipal stadium in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 51 seconds.