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Japan: Smoke Fills Hatchobori Station in Tokyo, Trains Suspended

Smoke was reported at JR Hatchobori Station on the Keiyo Line in Tokyo on Monday evening, February 2, prompting a suspension of services between Tokyo and Shin-Kiba stations. Passengers were guided outside after smoke was seen rising from an escalator connecting the platform and concourse, and entry to the station was restricted as smoke filled the premises.

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Japan: Massive Crowding at Stations After Knife Scare on Saikyo Line

17-year-old boy was arrested on Friday, January 23, following reports of a man armed with a knife on a Saikyo Line train in Tokyo’s Kita Ward. While no injuries were reported, several train lines were suspended, forcing some passengers to walk along the tracks and causing massive crowding at stations as commuters were left stranded.

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Japan: Teen Arrested Over Knife on Tokyo Train as Passengers Evacuate onto Tracks

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Friday, January 23, following reports of a man armed with a knife on a Saikyo Line train in Tokyo’s Kita Ward. While no injuries were reported, several train lines were suspended, forcing some passengers to evacuate onto the tracks and walk to the nearest station.

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Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 7

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

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Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 6

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

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Donald Trump on Rural Health Roundtable - Washington

US President Donald Trump with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participates in The Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health Roundtable in the East Room at the White House in Washington on January 16, 2026. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump on Rural Health Roundtable - Washington

US President Donald Trump with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives at The Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health Roundtable in the East Room at the White House in Washington on January 16, 2026. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump on Rural Health Roundtable - Washington

US President Donald Trump reaches Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during The Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health Roundtable in the East Room at the White House in Washington on January 16, 2026. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 5

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

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Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 4

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

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Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

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Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 2

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

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Japan: Massive Train Disruption Impacts Hundreds of Thousands in Tokyo Area 3

Tokyo's main JR Yamanote Line and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line suspended service on Friday, January 16, after a power outage caused by overnight construction work near Tamachi Station. The disruption caused widespread chaos for morning commuters, with some passengers forced to evacuate from a stranded train by walking along the railroad tracks.

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John G. Roberts, Jr. Sworn-in as Chief Justice of the United States

Washington, DC - September 29, 2005 -- United States Vice President Dick Cheney, right, shares a secret with first lady Laura Bush prior to the ceremony where John Glover Roberts, Jr. was sworn-in as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on September 29, 2005. .Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dominican Republic: Tropical Storm Melissa Batters, Causing Damage and Disruptions 2

Tropical Storm Melissa swept through the Dominican Republic, toppling trees, traffic lights, and triggering small landslides. Authorities closed schools and government offices across several provinces as the storm disrupted water systems and threatened severe flooding. Melissa is expected to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane this weekend as it lashes the Caribbean with heavy rain and destructive winds.

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Indonesia: Mt. Lewotobi Erupts, Triggers Highest Alert and Spews Ash High Into Sky

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, erupted late Tuesday, October 15, and again early Wednesday, spewing ash up to 10 kilometers into the sky. Indonesia’s volcanology agency raised the alert to its highest level after detecting deep tremors that signaled possible explosive activity.

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Donald Trump on Making Health Technology - Washington

President Donald Trump with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, during Making Health Technology Great Again event in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump on Making Health Technology - Washington

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, during Making Health Technology Great Again event in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump on Making Health Technology - Washington

President Donald Trump with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Amy Gleason, acting Administrator of DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), during Making Health Technology Great Again event in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump on Making Health Technology - Washington

President Donald Trump with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, during Making Health Technology Great Again event in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump on Making Health Technology - Washington

President Donald Trump greets Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he arrives to deliver remarks on Making Health Technology Great Again in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump on Making Health Technology - Washington

President Donald Trump listens to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, during Making Health Technology Great Again event in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump on Making Health Technology - Washington

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, during Making Health Technology Great Again event in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump on Making Health Technology - Washington

President Donald Trump with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Amy Gleason, acting Administrator of DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), during Making Health Technology Great Again event in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump on Making Health Technology - Washington

President Donald Trump with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Amy Gleason, acting Administrator of DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), during Making Health Technology Great Again event in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump on Making Health Technology - Washington

President Donald Trump listens to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, during Making Health Technology Great Again event in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump on Making Health Technology - Washington

President Donald Trump with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, during Making Health Technology Great Again event in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump on Making Health Technology - Washington

President Donald Trump with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Amy Gleason, acting Administrator of DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), during Making Health Technology Great Again event in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump on Making Health Technology - Washington

President Donald Trump greets Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he arrives to deliver remarks on Making Health Technology Great Again in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump on Making Health Technology - Washington

President Donald Trump with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, during Making Health Technology Great Again event in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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KDDI and JR East Japan announce “Experimental Field for the Future” starting in Takanawa

KDDI and JR East hold a press conference on their “experimental field for the future” starting in Takanawa. The photo shows Hiromichi Matsuda, President and CEO of KDDI.=July 24,2025,Tokyo

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KDDI and JR East Japan announce “Experimental Field for the Future” starting in Takanawa

KDDI and JR East hold a press conference to announce their “experimental field for the future” starting in Takanawa. The photo shows Hiromichi Matsuda, President and CEO of KDDI, and Yoichi Kise, President of JR East, from right to left.=July 24,2025,Tokyo

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KDDI and JR East Japan announce “Experimental Field for the Future” starting in Takanawa

KDDI and JR East hold a press conference on their “experimental field for the future” starting in Takanawa. The photo shows Hiromichi Matsuda, President and CEO of KDDI.=July 24,2025,Tokyo

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KDDI and JR East Japan announce “Experimental Field for the Future” starting in Takanawa

KDDI and JR East announce “Experimental Field for the Future” starting in Takanawa. photo shows Yoichi Kise, President of JR East.=July 24,2025,Tokyo

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

TOKYO, Japan, July 1 Kyodo - JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia arrives at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, after making its last run before retirement, a three-day round-trip tour between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service. (Kyodo)

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

Staff pose for a photo by JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia on June 30, 2025 after it arrived at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo following a three-day round-trip service between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan, on its last run before retirement. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service.

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia arrives at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, after making its last run before retirement, a three-day round-trip tour between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service.

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia arrives at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, after making its last run before retirement, a three-day round-trip tour between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service.

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia arrives at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, after making its last run before retirement, a three-day round-trip tour between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service.

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia arrives at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, after making its last run before retirement, a three-day round-trip tour between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service.

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia arrives at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, after making its last run before retirement, a three-day round-trip tour between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service.

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Luxury train Cassiopeia's last run

JR East's luxury sleeper express train Cassiopeia arrives at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, after making its last run before retirement, a three-day round-trip tour between Tokyo and Sendai, northeastern Japan. The 12-car train, including a restaurant car, ran a regular service between 1999 and 2016, after which it was dedicated to providing a luxury tour service.

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New commercial complex in Tokyo waterfront

Photo taken on Tokyo's waterfront area on June 12, 2025, shows high-rise building Tower S (C, L), one of the two buildings constituting the Blue Front Shibaura commercial complex being developed by JR East and Nomura Real Estate Development Co. Housing about 40 shops, most of them restaurants, and a 217-room hotel, Tower S, located on the south side of the complex, will fully open on Sept. 1, while another building is slated to be completed on the north side in fiscal 2030.

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New commercial complex in Tokyo waterfront

Photo taken on Tokyo's waterfront area on June 12, 2025, shows high-rise building Tower S (C, L), one of the two buildings constituting the Blue Front Shibaura commercial complex being developed by JR East and Nomura Real Estate Development Co. Housing about 40 shops, most of them restaurants, and a 217-room hotel, Tower S, located on the south side of the complex, will fully open on Sept. 1, while another building is slated to be completed on the north side in fiscal 2030.

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White House

From left, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trump, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. react during a Make America Healthy Again Commission event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on May 6, 2025. (Francis Chung/POLITICO)

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White House

From left, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trump, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are seen during a Make America Healthy Again Commission event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on May 6, 2025. (Francis Chung/POLITICO)

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US: Severe Weather Warning for Houston Area With Hail, High Winds, Tornado Risk

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Houston area until evening of Monday, May 5. It brought hail, damaging winds, flooding, and possible tornadoes.

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Cherry blossoms in Washington

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is seen beyond the cherry blossom trees at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, USA, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AABACAPRESS.COM

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JR East opens "Takanawa Gateway City" complex in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, March 27 Kyodo - The "Takanawa Gateway City" commercial complex opens in front of JR Takanawa Gateway Station in Tokyo on March 27, 2025, with a ceremony held with Yoichi Kise, the president of its developer JR East, in attendance. The complex houses the newly completed Linkpillar 1 twin skyscrapers, which include offices, commercial facilities, convention centers and a JW Marriott luxury hotel set to open in the fall. (Kyodo)

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JR East opens "Takanawa Gateway City" complex in Tokyo

Photo taken on March 27, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Linkpillar 1 twin buildings at the newly opened "Takanawa Gateway City" commercial complex in Tokyo, developed by JR East. The skyscrapers house offices, convention centers and a JW Marriott luxury hotel set to open in the fall.