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India: Passenger Bus Catches Fire on Highway in Pune District

On Thursday morning, April 17, a Volvo bus caught fire near Khed Shivapur on the Pune-Satara Highway. The passengers on board quickly evacuated the vehicle, with a few sustaining minor injuries. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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China-Vietnam border port handles highest number of passengers among Chinese ports in 2023

STORY: China-Vietnam border port handles highest number of passengers among Chinese ports in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dongxing Port 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG DAIYING, Chinese tourist 3. various of Dongxing Port 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FAN CHUNLI, Staff of Dongxing border inspection station STORYLINE: Dongxing Port, the China-Vietnam border port in Dongxing City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, handled more than 5.54 million inbound and outbound passengers in 2023, ranking first among China's border ports. Dongxing is China's only port city connected both by land and sea with ASEAN, whose unique location has boosted cross-border tourism. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG DAIYING, Chinese tourist "It takes only a short time to pass through customs, just a few seconds to swipe the card. During the process, the border inspection staff are very warm, giving timely help to u

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Traveling by China-Laos Railway gets more convenient with new online ticketing app

STORY: Traveling by China-Laos Railway gets more convenient with new online ticketing app DATELINE: March 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the passengers 2. various of the app 3. SOUNDBITE (Lao): TINGKHAM PHETBOULOM, Passenger STORYLINE: A new mobile ticketing application now helps passengers traveling on the China-Laos Railway book and manage their journeys easily on smartphones. The Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) on Wednesday launched its ticketing mobile app, marking the railway's beginning of online ticket sales. With a few quick taps on a mobile app, passengers can now book their tickets, make cancellations and check information on train schedules, stations, and routes. SOUNDBITE (Lao): TINGKHAM PHETBOULOM, Passenger "In the past, I had to stand in line for hours to buy a ticket without knowing whether there would be any left or not. It wasted a lot of time. But now with the LCR Ticket app, I can confirm that I will surely get tickets

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36 bodies recovered from crashed passenger plane in Nepal

STORY: 36 bodies recovered from crashed passenger plane in Nepal DATELINE: Jan. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: BREAKING SHOTLIST: 1. various of the crash site STORYLINE: At least 36 dead bodies have been recovered after a local passenger plane with 72 people onboard crashed in the Pokhara region in central Nepal on Sunday, a local official said. The bodies were brought out from the wreckage and the fire has been put off, Tek Bahadur K.C, chief district officer of the Kaski district, told Xinhua from the crash site. The ill-fated ATR-72 plane from Yeti Airlines was flying to Pokhara from Kathmandu and crashed just a few minutes before landing, Jagannath Niroula, spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, told Xinhua. The plane was carrying 68 passengers and four crew members, including 15 foreigners, Niroula said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kathmandu. (XHTV)

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Kansai airport operator hit hard by effects of SARS

OSAKA, Japan - Few passengers are seen at Kansai International Airport on June 26. The airport operator said in a business report released the same day that passenger arrivals and departures at the airport in May totaled some 807,000, a record monthly low since the 24-hour airport opened in June 1994, due to adverse effects of the SARS epidemic.

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(1)SARS affects airline passengers

OSAKA, Japan - Few passengers sit in a departure lounge for travelers heading for Hong Kong at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on April 5. Local and international authorities have issued travel warnings over severe acute respiratory symptom (SARS).

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(2)Japan issues travel warning over SARS

NARITA, Japan - Few people are seen in a Narita airport departure lounge for passengers bound for Hong Kong on April 3 after the Japanese government issued a warning, advising its nationals to put off travels to Hong Kong and China's Guangdong Province.

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Death-threat graffiti force U.S.-bound plane back to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Passengers walk to an alternate plane March 26 after a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Seattle returned to Narita airport, a few hours into the flight after death-threat graffiti were found in an emergency evacuation manual in a seat pocket.

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Booking trains by mobile phone becoming popular

TOKYO, Jan. 7 Kyodo - Using mobile phones to reserve seats on limited express trains run by private railways in Tokyo is fast becoming popular among passengers keen to avoid lining up for tickets at the stations. The system is seen spreading in a few years' time. Odakyu Electric Railway Co. began the service in July last year and Central Japan Railway Co. is set to introduce the service for its Shinkansen bullet train lines in the fall of 2003.

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China-built modern railway helps unleash Kenya's economic potential: official

STORY: China-built modern railway helps unleash Kenya's economic potential: official DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the railway 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JAMES MACHARIA, Kenya's cabinet secretary at the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development STORYLINE: Launched in May 2017, the China-built 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has injected fresh vitality into Kenya's economic pillars, including tourism, manufacturing and agriculture, through enhanced mobility of passengers, goods and services. James Macharia, Kenya's cabinet secretary at the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, said that local people "can expect a lot more profitable operations going forward." SOUNDBITE (English): JAMES MACHARIA, Kenya's cabinet secretary at the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development "So, (it's an) extremely good experience in the last few years. I e

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China-built modern railway helps facilitate mobility in Kenya

STORY: China-built modern railway helps facilitate mobility in Kenya DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of the Mombasa-Nairobi (Standard Gauge) RailwaySTANDUP 1 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter in Kenyavarious of passengersSOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYLVIA NDUNG'E, PassengerSOUNDBITE 2 (English): HELLEN MUGUGWA, PassengerSOUNDBITE 3 (ENGLISH): EDWIN, Passenger STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter in Kenya "On May 31, 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi (Standard Gauge) Railway, also known as SGR, built by a Chinese company, was open to the public. It is Kenya's first modern railway in 100 years. In the past 5 years, the Mombasa-Nairobi railway has transported a total of 7.8 million passengers, with the highest number of daily passengers exceeding 10,000. Currently, it is a few minutes to when the next train leaves from this Mombasa City to Nairobi City. As you can see, to my right, there are passengers coming in." The Mombasa-Na

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows the Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows passengers at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows the Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows passengers at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows passengers at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows passengers at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows passengers at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows passengers at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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Australia celebrates 90th anniversary of Sydney Harbour Bridge

STORY: Australia celebrates 90th anniversary of Sydney Harbour Bridge DATELINE: March 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): LIU SHIYUE, Reporter 2. various of Sydney Harbour Bridge 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANDREW MURPHY and SEAN LOWRY, Passengers on the Vintage electric Train Set F1 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANDREW MURPHY and SEAN LOWRY, Passengers on the Vintage electric Train Set F1 STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): LIU SHIYUE, Reporter "This is Australia's largest city, Sydney. A series of celebrations are being held across the city to mark the 90th anniversary of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. One of the most exciting events will be the meeting between one of the oldest working trains in the world, a vintage electric Train Set F1, and a modern Waratah train, on the bridge, dubbed 'old versus new.' A few moments later, the F1 train set will depart from the North Sydney Train Station where we are towards to bridge." The Sydney Harbour Bridge was

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands Extend Restrictions Until April 20

Very few passengers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands on March 24, 2021. The government has decided to extend restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic until April 20. Travel outside the country is prohibited except for serious family circumstances or for work that cannot be postponed. Since the onset of the health crisis last year, the Netherlands, with a population of just over 17 million, has recorded more than 1.2 million cases of coronavirus and 16,472 deaths linked to the disease. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Utrecht Robin/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Booking trains by mobile phone becoming popular

TOKYO, Jan. 7 Kyodo - Using mobile phones to reserve seats on limited express trains run by private railways in Tokyo is fast becoming popular among passengers keen to avoid lining up for tickets at the stations. The system is seen spreading in a few years' time. Odakyu Electric Railway Co. began the service in July last year and Central Japan Railway Co. is set to introduce the service for its Shinkansen bullet train lines in the fall of 2003.

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Death-threat graffiti force U.S.-bound plane back to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Passengers walk to an alternate plane March 26 after a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Seattle returned to Narita airport, a few hours into the flight after death-threat graffiti were found in an emergency evacuation manual in a seat pocket. (Kyodo)

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Lorry and coach crash off highway in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tour bus and a lorry overturned on the side of a highway in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on July 14, 2015. The two vehicles fell off the road and landed a few meters down onto a tea plantation after crashing into each other, resulting in injuries to nearly 30 passengers, most of them sustaining minor injuries as the tea garden likely acted as a cushion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lorry and coach crash off highway in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tour bus and a lorry overturned on the side of a highway in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on July 14, 2015. The two vehicles fell off the road and landed a few meters down onto a tea plantation after crashing into each other, resulting in injuries to nearly 30 passengers, most of them sustaining minor injuries as the tea garden likely acted as a cushion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lorry and coach crash off highway in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tour bus and a lorry overturned on the side of a highway in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on July 14, 2015. The two vehicles fell off the road and landed a few meters down onto a tea plantation after crashing into each other, resulting in injuries to nearly 30 passengers, most of them sustaining minor injuries as the tea garden likely acted as a cushion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parcel delivery firm, bus operator team up in southern Japan

A ceremony in the southern Japanese city of Miyazaki marks a deal between major parcel delivery company Yamato Transport Co. and local bus operator Miyazaki Kotsu Co. on Sept. 24, 2015. From October, the latter's vehicles will carry small packages to certain bus stops on mountainous routes with few passengers. Miyazaki Kotsu will receive commissions from Yamato while the latter can save time and operational cost. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Tokyo during coronavirus pandemic

A Yamanote loop line train runs in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on May 1, 2020, carrying few passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Tokyo during coronavirus pandemic

A Yamanote loop line train and a Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train run in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 1, 2020, carrying few passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train and a JR Ueno Tokyo Line train run in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 1, 2020, carrying few passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A bus carrying few passengers drives in Beijing on March 9, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Few passengers using fast lane immigration service at Narita

File photo taken March 28, 2016, shows a fast immigration lane at Narita International Airport, which was unveiled to the press before its introduction. It was reported on Aug. 13 that few passengers were using the service targeting foreign visitors such as conference attendees and VIPs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kansai airport operator hit hard by effects of SARS

OSAKA, Japan - Few passengers are seen at Kansai International Airport on June 26. The airport operator said in a business report released the same day that passenger arrivals and departures at the airport in May totaled some 807,000, a record monthly low since the 24-hour airport opened in June 1994, due to adverse effects of the SARS epidemic. (Kyodo)