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Transport robot demonstration at central Japan station

A prototype robot automatically transports heavy objects during a demonstration by Central Japan Railway Co. at Nagoya Station in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 24, 2025.

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Transport robot demonstration at central Japan station

A prototype robot automatically transports heavy objects during a demonstration by Central Japan Railway Co. at Nagoya Station in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 24, 2025.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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Special train marking 90th anniv. of founding of Tigers

A special train featuring former and current Hanshin Tigers players is unveiled to the media at a Hanshin Electric Railway Co. station near Koshien Stadium, the Central League baseball club's home ballpark in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 5, 2025. The six-car train will operate until mid-December to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Tigers. ==Kyodo

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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U.S. envoy to Japan on maglev train

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel (R) is guided by Central Japan Railway Co. Chairman Shin Kaneko at an exhibition center of a high-speed maglev train for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen line in Tsuru in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 5, 2024.

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U.S. envoy to Japan on maglev train

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel (R) looks at a speedometer during a demonstration ride on Central Japan Railway Co.'s Linear Chuo Shinkansen high-speed maglev train with Chairman Shin Kaneko in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 5, 2024.

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U.S. envoy to Japan on maglev train

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel (L) talks with Central Japan Railway Co. Chairman Shin Kaneko during a demonstration ride on its Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev bullet train in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 5, 2024.

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Japan's beloved "Doctor Yellow" bullet train to retire

File photo taken in January 2015 shows a "Doctor Yellow" track-testing bullet train, considered a unicorn by fans for running on an undisclosed schedule, at JR Hakata Station in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka. Central Japan Railway Co. announced on June 13, 2024, that its Doctor Yellow train will be retired in January 2025, with West Japan Railway Co. also planning to retire another train around 2027.

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XR bus

Photo taken on May 31, 2024, shows a so-called XR or cross reality bus in front of JR Fukui Station in Fukui city in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui ahead of the start of its commercial service the following day. The bus, operated by West Japan Railway Co., is intended to promote sightseeing spots in Fukui Prefecture by having tourists visiting the prefecture experience virtual reality and augmented reality worlds while riding the bus.

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XR bus

Photo taken on May 31, 2024, shows the interior of a so-called XR or cross reality bus ridden by journalists in Fukui city in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui on May 31, 2024, ahead of the start of its commercial service the following day. The bus, operated by West Japan Railway Co., is intended to promote sightseeing spots in Fukui Prefecture by having tourists visiting the prefecture experience virtual reality and augmented reality worlds while riding the bus.

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XR bus

A Tyrannosaurus image is projected on the ceiling of a so-called XR or cross reality bus ridden by journalists in Fukui city in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui on May 31, 2024, ahead of the start of its commercial service the following day. The bus, operated by West Japan Railway Co., is intended to promote sightseeing spots in Fukui Prefecture, which is known for its dinosaur fossils, by having tourists visiting the prefecture experience virtual reality and augmented reality worlds while riding the bus.

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Thomas the Tank Engine in Japan

A steam locomotive, modeled on Thomas the Tank Engine and operated by Oigawa Railway Co., is pictured in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Shimada, central Japan, on April 28, 2023. The train will begin operating from the following day to Dec. 25, mainly on weekends.

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Maglev train tunnel work site shown to media

KAWASAKI, Japan Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 15, 2024, shows a maglev train tunnel work site in Kawasaki near Tokyo, shown to the media ahead of full-fledged drilling beginning around September. Central Japan Railway Co.'s Linear Chuo Shinkansen bullet train service will link between Tokyo and Osaka for about one hour. (Kyodo)

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Maglev train tunnel work site shown to media

Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024, shows a maglev train tunnel work site in Kawasaki near Tokyo, shown to the media ahead of full-fledged drilling beginning around September. Central Japan Railway Co.'s Linear Chuo Shinkansen bullet train service will link between Tokyo and Osaka for about one hour.

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Maglev train tunnel work site shown to media

Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024, shows a maglev train tunnel work site in Kawasaki near Tokyo, shown to the media ahead of full-fledged drilling beginning around September. Central Japan Railway Co.'s Linear Chuo Shinkansen bullet train service will link between Tokyo and Osaka for about one hour.

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Maglev train tunnel work site shown to media

Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024, shows a maglev train tunnel work site in Kawasaki near Tokyo, shown to the media ahead of full-fledged drilling beginning around September. Central Japan Railway Co.'s Linear Chuo Shinkansen bullet train service will link between Tokyo and Osaka for about one hour.

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Maglev train tunnel work site shown to media

Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024, shows a maglev train tunnel work site in Kawasaki near Tokyo, shown to the media ahead of full-fledged drilling beginning around September. Central Japan Railway Co.'s Linear Chuo Shinkansen bullet train service will link between Tokyo and Osaka for about one hour.

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Maglev train tunnel

FUJIKAWA, Japan, Oct. 13 Kyodo - A ceremony is held in Fujikawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Oct. 13, 2023, to mark the completion of a 710-meter tunnel for Central Japan Railway Co.'s Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev trains that will run between Nagoya and Tokyo at speeds of 500 kilometers per hour. (Kyodo)

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Maglev train tunnel

A ceremony is held in Fujikawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Oct. 13, 2023, to mark the completion of a 710-meter tunnel for Central Japan Railway Co.'s Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev trains that will run between Nagoya and Tokyo at speeds of 500 kilometers per hour.

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Maglev train tunnel

A 710-meter tunnel is completed in Fujikawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Oct. 13, 2023, for Central Japan Railway Co.'s Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev trains that will run between Nagoya and Tokyo at speeds of about 500 kilometers per hour.

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Maglev train tunnel

A 710-meter tunnel is completed in Fujikawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Oct. 13, 2023, for Central Japan Railway Co.'s Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev trains that will run between Nagoya and Tokyo at speeds of about 500 kilometers per hour.

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Shinkansen business seats

Photo taken in an unknown location on Oct. 6, 2023, shows shinkansen bullet train seats that Central Japan Railway Co. will introduce from Oct. 20 in its Nozomi, Hikari and Kodama cars, running on the Tokaido and Sanyo shinkansen lines for those seeking to work comfortably. Making taking notes and using PCs easier, the more spacious S WorkP Seats cost an additional 1,200 yen (about $8).

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Thomas the Tank Engine in Japan

A steam locomotive, modeled on Thomas the Tank Engine and operated by Oigawa Railway Co., is pictured in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Shimada, central Japan, on April 28, 2023. The train will begin operating from the following day to Dec. 25, mainly on weekends.

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Scenic trolley train at Kurobe Gorge

Kurobe Gorge Railway Co.'s "torokko" train offers passengers scenic views of the mountains in Kurobe in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on April 20, 2023. The railway resumed partial operations the same day after a nearly five-month suspension during the winter.

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Scenic trolley train at Kurobe Gorge

Kurobe Gorge Railway Co.'s "torokko" train offers passengers scenic views of the mountains in Kurobe in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on April 20, 2023. The railway resumed partial operations the same day after a nearly five-month suspension during the winter.

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Scenic trolley train at Kurobe Gorge

Kurobe Gorge Railway Co.'s "torokko" train crosses a steel bridge in Kurobe in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on April 20, 2023. The railway resumed partial operations the same day after a nearly five-month suspension during the winter.

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Scenic trolley train at Kurobe Gorge

Kurobe Gorge Railway Co.'s "torokko" train crosses a steel bridge in Kurobe in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on April 20, 2023. The railway resumed partial operations the same day after a nearly five-month suspension during the winter.

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New N700S bullet train

KYOTO, Japan, June 7 Kyodo - Central Japan Railway Co.'s new N700S bullet train conducts its fifth test run on June 6, 2019, between the western Japan cities of Maibara and Kyoto. The train is scheduled to commence commercial service in July 2020 on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line linking Tokyo with Osaka.

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Maglev train

TSURU, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Photo shows a magnetically levitated train that set a world speed record of 603 kilometers per hour in a test run conducted by Central Japan Railway Co. on April 21, 2015. The test was conducted using new LO-series cars on the track between Uenohara and Fuefuki in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo. A maglev train service will start between Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in 2027.

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Maglev train

TSURU, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Photo shows a magnetically levitated train that set a world speed record of 603 kilometers per hour in a test run conducted by Central Japan Railway Co. on April 21, 2015. The test was conducted using new LO-series cars on the track between Uenohara and Fuefuki in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo. A maglev train service will start between Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in 2027.

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Train collides with car in central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Workers of East Japan Railway Co. check a limited express train after its collision with a car in the central Japan city of Nagano on Dec. 18, 2014. The car was rolled under the train.

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JR Tokai starts construction of maglev train stations

TOKYO, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, conducts a ceremony in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 17, 2014, to pray for safety during the construction of a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya.

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JR Tokai starts construction of maglev train stations

NAGOYA, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, conducts a ceremony at JR Nagoya Station on Dec. 17, 2014, to pray for safety during the construction of a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya.

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JR Tokai starts construction of maglev train stations

NAGOYA, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, poses for photos at JR Nagoya Station on Dec. 17, 2014, after a ceremony to pray for safety during the construction of a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya.

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JR Tokai starts construction of maglev train stations

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in September 2014, Central Japan Railway Co. unveils its new L0 series maglev train to the press at its experimental center in Tsuru in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. The company known as JR Tokai aims to start operation of the magnetically levitated train, capable of running at a maximum speed of 500 kilometers per hour, in 2027.

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JR Tokai to hold ceremonies for maglev train project

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., also known as JR Tokai, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. Tsuge said the company will hold ceremonies to pray for the safety of work to build a magnetically levitated train line at JR Shinagawa and JR Nagoya Stations on Dec. 17. Last month, the Japanese government approved JR Tokai's application to construct the line linking Shinagawa and Nagoya by 2017.

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W7 bullet trains for Hokuriku Shinkansen line

KANAZAWA, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. unveils on Nov. 15, 2014, the W7 series bullet trains for the extended Hokuriku Shinkansen line which will connect Nagano and Kanazawa in central Japan from March 2015, to the press at the Hakusan railyard in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Maglev train demonstration ride for general public

TSURU, Japan - A mother and her two children ride on a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train on Nov. 13, 2014. About 100 people took part in a 30-minute trial ride on a test line of 42.8 kilometers between Fuefuki and Uenohara in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. The railway company aims to start operation of the train, capable of running at a maximum speed of 500 kilometers per hour, in 2027. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Maglev train demonstration ride for general public

TSURU, Japan - A screen monitor inside a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train shows the train running at a speed of 500 km/h during a demonstration ride on Nov. 13, 2014. About 100 people took part in the 30-minute ride on a test line of 42.8 kilometers between Fuefuki and Uenohara in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. The railway company aims to start operation of the train, capable of running at a maximum speed of 500 kilometers per hour, in 2027. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Maglev train demonstration ride for general public

TSURU, Japan - A screen monitor inside a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train shows the train running at a speed of 500 km/h during a demonstration ride on Nov. 13, 2014. About 100 people took part in the 30-minute ride on a test line of 42.8 kilometers between Fuefuki and Uenohara in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. The railway company aims to start operation of the train, capable of running at a maximum speed of 500 kilometers per hour, in 2027. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Maglev train demonstration ride for general public

TSURU, Japan - About 100 people take a demonstration ride on a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train on Nov. 13, 2014. The railway company conducted a 30-minute ride for them on a test line of 42.8 kilometers between Fuefuki and Uenohara in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. It aims to start operation of the train, capable of running at a maximum speed of 500 kilometers per hour, in 2027. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Demonstration ride on maglev train

TSURU, Japan - A boy holds his ticket for a demonstration ride on a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Nov. 13, 2014. About 100 people took part in the 30-minute ride on a test line in the prefecture to experience the speed of 500 kilometers per hour. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Demonstration ride on maglev train

TSURU, Japan - A mother and her child await the departure in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture on Nov. 13, 2014 of a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train for its 30-minute demonstration ride. About 100 people experienced the speed of 500 kilometers per hour during the ride. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Demonstration ride on maglev train

TSURU, Japan - A mother and her child walk through a boarding gate in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture on Nov. 13, 2014, to participate in a demonstration ride on a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train. About 100 people took part in the 30-minute ride on a test line in the prefecture to experience the speed of 500 kilometers per hour. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Demonstration ride on maglev train

TSURU, Japan - People step into a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture on Nov. 13, 2014 for a 30-minute demonstration ride. About 100 people experienced the speed of 500 kilometers per hour during the ride. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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People take demonstration ride on Maglev train

TOKYO, Japan - Some 100 people selected by lottery ride Central Japan Railway Co.'s maglev train on a 42.8-kilometer test line in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Nov. 13, 2014, experiencing a speed of 500 km per hour.

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Maglev train unveiled at testing center west of Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co.'s maglev train is shown to the press at its testing center in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, in this file photo taken in September 2014.

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Maglev train speeds at over 500 km/h in test drive

TOKYO, Japan - A screen monitor inside Central Japan Railway Co.'s maglev train shows it running at a speed of 502 kilometers per hour during a test drive in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, in a file photo taken in September 2014.

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Isetan Mitsukoshi offers chartered train ride as New Year lucky bag

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese department chain operator Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. announces in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2014, a tour plan featuring a chartered sightseeing train ride operated by Shinano Railway Co. in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, as one of the New Year "Fukubukuro" lucky bags.