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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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[Breaking News]Last run of 381-series JR train

West Japan Railway Co.'s 381-series train for the Yakumo limited express service departs from JR Okayama Station in Okayama, western Japan, on June 15, 2024, for the last run on its regular service between Okayama and Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. The 381-series trains were originally introduced by JR West's predecessor, Japanese National Railway, in 1973.(Kyodo)

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SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) Announce Takeover Bid

SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) at a press conference regarding the tender offer. Photo shows, from left to right; C&F Logistics HD President Hiromasa Aya, SGHD President Hidekazu Matsumoto, and Sagawa Express President Masahide Kimura. ＝May 31, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

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Last run of 381-series JR train

West Japan Railway Co.'s 381-series train for the Yakumo limited express service runs in Izumo in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on June 15, 2024, for the last run on its regular service between Izumo and the Okayama Prefecture capital of Okayama. The 381-series trains were originally introduced by JR West's predecessor, Japanese National Railways, in 1973.

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Last run of 381-series JR train

West Japan Railway Co.'s 381-series train for the Yakumo limited express service runs in Izumo in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on June 15, 2024, for the last run on its regular service between Izumo and the Okayama Prefecture capital of Okayama. The 381-series trains were originally introduced by JR West's predecessor, Japanese National Railways, in 1973.

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Last run of 381-series JR train

West Japan Railway Co.'s 381-series train for the Yakumo limited express service departs from JR Okayama Station in Okayama, western Japan, on June 15, 2024, for the last run on its regular service between Okayama and Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. The 381-series trains were originally introduced by JR West's predecessor, Japanese National Railway, in 1973.

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Last run of 381-series JR train

West Japan Railway Co.'s 381-series train for the Yakumo limited express service departs from JR Okayama Station in Okayama, western Japan, on June 15, 2024, for the last run on its regular service between Okayama and Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. The 381-series trains were originally introduced by JR West's predecessor, Japanese National Railways, in 1973.

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Bean-throwing in train ahead of annual festival

OSAKA, Japan - Keihan Electric Railway Co.'s image character "Okeihan" (L) and a Buddhist monk (R) from a temple, Naritasan Osaka Betsuin Myooin, surprise passengers on a Keihan express train by throwing fortune beans on Jan. 31, 2014. The "mamemaki" bean throwing ritual is celebrated annually in Japan in early February to drive away evil spirits.

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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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Budget carrier Hong Kong Express to add Japan flights

OSAKA, Japan - Andrew Cowen (2nd from L), deputy chief executive officer of low-cost carrier Hong Kong Express Airways Ltd., and Keiichi Ando (R), president of New Kansai International Airport Co., take part in a cake-cutting ceremony at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Nov. 20, 2014, to mark the first anniversary of HK Express' service connecting Hong Kong and Kansai. Cowen unveiled a plan to increase the carrier's flights linking Hong Kong and Japan by around 10 per week by next summer.

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Japan Post ties up with French courier for int'l market

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Co. President Toru Takahashi (C) shakes hands with Paul-Marie Chavanne (L), CEO of GeoPost S.A., an express subsidiary of France's La Poste Group, at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2014, as they agreed to form an alliance to strengthen their international courier businesses.

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First budget carrier to link Hong Kong and central Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Central Japan International Airport Co. President Hiroshi Kawakami (extreme L) attends an inauguration ceremony for Hong Kong Express Ltd. flights between Hong Kong International Airport and Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 18, 2014. This is the first budget airline to fly between Hong Kong and the Chubu region.

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Nankai, Peach Aviation launches special "Rapi:t"

OSAKA, Japan - A special version of Nankai Electric Railway Co.'s "Rapi:t" limited express train sporting a design similar to low-cost carrier Peach Aviation's aircraft is seen in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 5, 2014. The "Happyliner" will run for about a year from Sept. 7 between Nankai Namba Station and Kansai-Airport Station.

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Narita Express trains begin service to foot of Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - A Narita Express train arrives at Kawaguchiko Station on the Fuji Kyuko Line in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 26, 2014, as the express started runs from Narita International Airport to the station close to Mt. Fuji. East Japan Railway Co. and Fuji Kyuko Co. jointly started the runs linking Tokyo's gateway with Mt. Fuji to give tourists from overseas easy access between the airport and the World Heritage site.

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Narita Express trains begin service to foot of Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - Visitors from overseas get into a Narita Express train, which runs to a station near Mt. Fuji, at JR Narita Airport Station after arriving at the Narita International Airport near Tokyo on July 26, 2014. East Japan Railway Co. and Fuji Kyuko Co. jointly started the runs linking Tokyo's gateway with Mt. Fuji to give the tourists easy access between the airport and the World Heritage site.

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Twilight Express to end service in spring of 2015

OSAKA, Japan - A family gets a commemorative picture taken in front of the Twilight Express at JR Osaka Station on May 28, 2014. The West Japan Railway Co.'s luxurious sleeper train linking Osaka, western Japan, with Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, will end service next spring due to the aging of the rolling stock produced about 40 years ago.

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Overnight Osaka-Sapporo train

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a Twilight Express train at JR Osaka Station in western Japan on May 28, 2014. West Japan Railway Co. said the same day that the train, its luxurious overnight express train linking Osaka with Sapporo, known for the longest travel distance in Japan, will finish service in the spring of 2015 due to the aging of the rolling stock produced about 40 years ago. It began operations in July 1989.

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Special seats matching image of popular anime Gundam

OSAKA, Japan - Nankai Electric Railway Co. unveils three special seats set up inside the limited express train Rapi:t to create an atmosphere associated in the popular anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn" on April 24, 2014 in Osaka, western Japan. The red train assumes the image of Neo Zeon, Gundam's "popular" villain organization, and runs between Namba Station and Kansai Airport Station in Osaka Prefecture from April 26 to June 30, 2014.

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Red express Rapi:t sets mood of anime Gundam

OSAKA, Japan - Nankai Electric Railway Co. shows off the red version of the limited express train Rapi:t in the image of the villain organization Neo Zeon from the popular anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn" in Osaka, western Japan, on April 24, 2014.

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Limited Express Rapi:t Neo Zeon Version

OSAKA, Japan - Nankai Electric Railway Co. unveils on April 24, 2014 the six-car limited express train Rapi:t that bears a red exterior instead of its customary blue in Osaka, western Japan, in homage to the villain organization Neo Zeon from the popular anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn."

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Hanshin, Kintetsu launch train tour from Kobe to Ise-Shima

KOBE, Japan - Kintetsu Corp. and Hanshin Electric Railway Co. hold a ceremony at Hanshin's Sannomiya Station in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 22, 2014, to launch a train tour service directly from the station in central Kobe to the Ise-Shima region of Mie Prefecture. The day tour using Kintetsu's express train (L) will be conducted only on weekends for the time being. (Kyodo)

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People pose with retired 'Akebono' night train at Aomori Station

AOMORI, Japan - People pose for photos in front of the "Akebono" overnight express train after it made its final journey from Ueno Station in Tokyo to Aomori Station in northeastern Japan on March 15, 2014. East Japan Railway Co. decided to retire the "Akebono," which began operating in October 1970, due to aging train cars and a decrease in passengers.

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Last 'Akebono' night train arrives at Aomori Station

AOMORI, Japan - The last "Akebono" overnight express train from Ueno Station in Tokyo arrives at its final destination, Aomori Station in northeastern Japan, on March 15, 2014. East Japan Railway Co. decided to retire the Akebono, which began operating in October 1970, due to aging train cars and a decrease in passengers.

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New-look Asahiyama Zoo Train

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. unveils in Sapporo on June 27, 2013, the new-look Asahiyama Zoo Train, a limited express connecting Sapporo and Asahikawa where the popular zoo is located.

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"Love station" all in pink

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo taken on June 9, 2013, shows Koiyamagata Station of local railway operator Chizu Express Co. in the town of Chizu, Tottori Prefecture. The remote station, used only by two passengers a day on average, was renovated in bright shades of pink as a "love station," as the name contains "koi," meaning love in Japanese.

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"Love station" all in pink

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo taken on June 9, 2013, shows Koiyamagata Station of local railway operator Chizu Express Co. in the town of Chizu, Tottori Prefecture. The remote station, used only by two passengers a day on average, was renovated in bright shades of pink as a "love station," as the name contains "koi," meaning love in Japanese.

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"Love station" all in pink

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo taken on June 9, 2013, shows a heart-shaped monument and racks for hanging votive tablets at Koiyamagata Station of local railway operator Chizu Express Co. in the town of Chizu, Tottori Prefecture. The remote station, used only by two passengers a day in average, was renovated in bright shades of pink in a project to promote it as a "love station" as the name contains "koi," meaning love in Japanese.

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JAL, Japan Post to start home delivery

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co. President Yoshiharu Ueki (L) and Japan Post Co. President Shinichi Nabeshima shake hands in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2013. JAL and Japan Post will jointly start a door-to-door express delivery service for fresh food, including fruit and fishery products from Japan, to Singapore and Taiwan using special cool boxes.

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Charred train in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Personnel associated with Hokkaido Railway Co. probe train cars gutted by a fire in the village of Shimukappu, Hokkaido, on May 29, 2011. The express train made an emergency stop in the middle of a 685-meter tunnel on the JR Sekisho Line on May 27 due to the fire. Around 240 on board escaped the scene on foot, with some 30 of them injured after inhaling smoke or suffering burns.

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China calls on public to express patriotism rationally

CHENGDU, China - Police officers patrol in front of a store operated by Japanese retailer Ito-Yokado Co. in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Oct 17, 2010, which was targeted by protesters the previous day during a rally against Japan over the disputed Senkaku Islands. The Chinese government called on the public to express patriotism rationally and in line with the law, a day after an estimated 10,000 people took part in sometimes violent protests.

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China calls on public to express patriotism rationally

CHENGDU, China - Police officers patrol in front of a store operated by Japanese retailer Ito-Yokado Co. in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Oct 17, 2010, which was targeted by protesters the previous day during a rally against Japan over the disputed Senkaku Islands. The Chinese government called on the public to express patriotism rationally and in line with the law, a day after an estimated 10,000 people took part in sometimes violent protests.

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Japan's 1st woman airline captain

OSAKA, Japan - Ari Fuji (R), a co-pilot with Japan Express Co., receives a letter appointing her as a pilot at the company's office in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on July 9, 2010.

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Japan's 1st woman airline captain

OSAKA, Japan - Ari Fuji (L), a co-pilot with Japan Express Co., smiles as she holds a letter appointing her as an airline captain at the company's office in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on July 9, 2010.

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Sagawa Express opens center with medieval-style couriers

KYOTO, Japan - A parcel delivery service center, at which staff dress like ''hikyaku'' foot couriers from medieval Japan, was opened in Kyoto by Sagawa Express Co. on June 21, 2010. The new center is located in a renovated house in Kyoto's popular Gion entertainment district, offering pickup and delivery services by four staff members dressed in traditional happi coats.

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New Narita airport express on test run

NARITA, Japan - The new Sky Liner train connecting Narita airport and Tokyo goes on a test run in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on April 14, 2010. The express which can run at 160 kilometers per hour will connect Japan's major gateway and Tokyo in 36 minutes, 15 minutes faster than the current Sky Liner operated by Keisei Electric Railway Co.

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New Narita airport express on test run

NARITA, Japan - The new Sky Liner train connecting Narita airport and Tokyo goes on a test run in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on April 14, 2010. The express which can run at 160 kilometers per hour will connect Japan's major gateway and Tokyo in 36 minutes, 15 minutes faster than the current Sky Liner operated by Keisei Electric Railway Co.

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Narita Express scrapes maintenance vehicle, no injuries reported

TOKYO, Japan - An express train (L) bound for Narita international airport scrapes a conveyer belt of a railway track maintenance vehicle on Sept. 3 in Tokyo, but no injuries were reported. East Japan Railway Co. said both vehicles scraped each other when the conveyer belt stuck out over a fence separating the tracks between JR's Shibuya and Ebisu Station.

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Minister asks Japan Post to postpone parcel service integration

TOKYO, Japan - Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Tsutomu Sato (L) holds talks with Japan Post Holdings Co. President Yoshifumi Nishikawa (R) at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 11. Sato requested Nishikawa to postpone the planned integration in October of the parcel delivery operations of Japan Post and private-sector trucking company Nippon Express Co.

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Legendary 'anime' Galaxy Express 999 mural put up at station

TOKYO, Japan - A 12.7-meter-wide, 2.8-meter-high mural of the legendary ''anime'' film ''Galaxy Express 999'' is put up at Oizumi Gakuen Station of Seibu Railway Co. in Tokyo's Nerima Ward, dubbed the birthplace of Japanese animated films.

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Extended Tohoku Shinkansen line to feature super deluxe cabins

TOKYO, Japan - An artist's impression of a super deluxe ''Green Car'' cabin of a new shinkansen super-express train that East Japan Railway Co. plans to introduce on the extended Tohoku Shinkansen line by the end of fiscal 2010. According to JR East, the super deluxe ''Green Car'' will seat up to 18 passengers and will boast the same level of comfort as a first-class cabin on an airliner. The new Tohoku Shinkansen line, to be extended to Shin-Aomori station in Aomori Prefecture, will allow a maximum speed of 320 kilometers per hour when in commercial operation.

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Paloma unveils 5 more deaths from water heater-caused CO poisoning

NAGOYA, Japan - Paloma Co. President Hiroaki Kobayashi (2nd from R) and his father and Chairman Toshihiro Kobayashi (far right) express their apology during a press conference at the company head office in Nagoya on July 18. The said that five more people died of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by its water heaters in addition to the initially reported 15, bringing the death toll to 20.

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JR Kyushu expects to ban smoking express train next spring

FUKUOKA, Japan - A passenger is smoking on a limited express train of Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu.

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Express train hits 4 rail maintenance workers, 2 die

TOTTORI, Japan - Rescue workers try to save a maintenance worker stuck beneath a train in Kofu Town, Tottori Prerecture, on Jan. 24. An express train hit four West Japan Railway Co. workers engaged in rail maintenance work, killing two of them and injuring the other two.

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JR East resumes operations between Tsuruoka, Sakata stations

YAMAGATA, Japan - Two high school students offer silent prayers aboard an East Japan Railway Co. train on Jan. 19 as the company resumed operations between Tsuruoka and Sakata stations on the JR Uetsu Line, which had been suspended following the Dec. 25 fatal derailment of an express train in Yamagata Prefecture.

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JR East resumes operations between Tsuruoka, Sakata stations

YAMAGATA, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. on Jan. 19 resumed operations between Tsuruoka and Sakata stations on the JR Uetsu Line, which had been suspended following the Dec. 25 fatal derailment of an express train in Yamagata Prefecture.

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JR East chairman hints at resignation over fatal derailment

SHONAI, Japan - Masatake Matsuda, chairman of East Japan Railway Co., offers flowers at the site of a fatal train derailment in the town of Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. 29. The six-car express Inaho No. 14 derailed there on Dec. 25, killing five passengers.

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Death toll in Yamagata derailment reaches 4, search ends

YAMAGATA, Japan - An aerial photo taken Dec. 26 shows the scene in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, where an East Japan Railway Co. express train derailed the previous day. The death toll in the accident rose to four on Dec. 26. The four dead were all found trapped inside the toppled first car (seen at center) of the train.

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Death toll in Yamagata derailment reaches 4, search ends

YAMAGATA, Japan - An aerial photo taken Dec. 26 shows the scene in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, where an East Japan Railway Co. express train derailed the previous day. The death toll in the accident rose to four on Dec. 26.

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Death toll in Yamagata derailment reaches 4, search ends

YAMAGATA, Japan - An aerial photo taken Dec. 26 shows the scene in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, where an East Japan Railway Co. express train derailed the previous day. The death toll in the accident rose to four on Dec. 26.

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Death toll in Yamagata derailment reaches 4

SHONAI, Japan - Police officers examine the derailed cars of the express train Inaho No. 14 in the town of Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture, on Dec. 26. The train was derailed between Sagoshi and Kita-Amarume stations on the East Japan Railway Co.'s Uetsu Line on Dec. 25 as it was heading to Niigata from Akita. Four people were killed in the accident.