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[Breaking News]Train collides with out-of-service train near Tokyo

KAWASAKI, Japan, Oct. 6 Kyodo - Investigators from the Japan Transport Safety Board and employees of train operator Tokyo Railways inspect on Oct. 6, 2025, two trains that collided the previous night near Kajigaya Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. A train bound for Tokyo's Shibuya collided with an out-of-service train, causing part of it to derail. No one was injured. (Kyodo)

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Train collides with out-of-service train near Tokyo

Investigators from the Japan Transport Safety Board and employees of train operator Tokyo Railways inspect on Oct. 6, 2025, two trains that collided the previous night near Kajigaya Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. A train bound for Tokyo's Shibuya collided with an out-of-service train, causing part of it to derail. No one was injured.

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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 Railways, in 1973.

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Odakyu opens sightseeing facility in Hakone

Odakyu Electric Railways Co. unveils its new Hakonature Base sightseeing facility in Hakone, a hot spring resort in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 20, 2023. The complex, housing an outdoor goods shop, a cafe and a co-working space, will open on April 28.

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Ex-Itochu chairman Sejima dies at 95

TOKYO, Japan - Ryuzo Sejima (file photo taken in 1997), an Imperial Headquarters staffer-turned-Itochu Corp. chairman, died of old age on Sept. 4 at his Tokyo home. He was 95. While Itochu chairman, Sejima played a major role in privatizing Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corp. and the Japan National Railways as a member of the government's commission on administrative reform. He was also known for his close ties with former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.

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Strong typhoon causes damage across wide stretch of Japan

NAGISO, Japan - Photo taken on July 10, 2014, shows railways severed by dirt and driftwood in Nagiso in the central Japan prefecture of Nagano. Nagiso was hit by a mudslide caused by powerful typhoon Neoguri.

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Tokaido Shinkansen to mark 50th anniversary in October

NAGOYA, Japan - Hiroshi Suda, adviser to Central Japan Railway Co., looks back at the 1964 start of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train operations during an interview on May 25, 2014. Suda experienced uplifting feeling at the time as an assistant administration division chief at the state-run Japanese National Railways.

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Head of high speed railway association meets reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Masafumi Shukuri, head of the International High Speed Railway Association, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 10, 2014. He said the association aims to contribute to the development of railways around the world by promoting Japan's high speed railway system as a global standard.

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Tsunami-damaged railways

MORIOKA, Japan - Sanriku Railway Co. President Masahiko Mochizuki (C) holds a press conference in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2014. The railway operator will fully resume services on its two railway lines in Iwate Prefecture in April 2014, three years after the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Heritage railways targeted by thieves

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken May 24, 2013 shows part of cables cut and hanging down from overhead at the dead track of JR Shin-Etsu Honsen line in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture. In late April, some 6 tons of overhead and signal cables were found to have been stolen from an 11.2-kilometer railway of the line between Yokokawa Station in Annaka and Karuizawa Station in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, which went out of use in 1997.

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Heritage railways targeted by thieves

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken May 24, 2013 shows part of overhead cables cut by thieves at the dead track of JR Shin-Etsu Honsen line in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture. In late April, some 6 tons of overhead and signal cables were found to have been stolen from an 11.2-kilometer railway of the line between Yokokawa Station in Annaka and Karuizawa Station in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, which went out of use in 1997.

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Japan, Taiwan local railways tie up

KUROBE, Japan - Chang Bin (L), general secretary of Taiwan's Forestry Bureau, and Kazuhiko Kato, president of Japan's Kurobe Gorge Railway Co., hold a commemorative steam locomotive model in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, on April 20, 2013. Kurobe Gorge Railway and Taiwan's Alishan Forest Railway have established sister-railway relations, aimed at promoting tourism and cooperation in maintaining their railroads, which are both located in mountainous areas.

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries HQ

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Tokyo's Minato Ward on June 4, 2012. The high-rise building was built on empty lots of the former Japanese National Railways in the Shinagawa district.

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Japan promotes high-speed train technology in India

NEW DELHI, India - Tsutomu Morimura (L), a senior executive director of Central Japan Railway Co., explains his company's exhibit to Indian Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi (2nd from L) as Japan hosts a high-speed train technology seminar in New Delhi on Jan. 13, 2012, as part of efforts to sell its shinkansen bullet-train system to India.

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Japan business delegation in India

NEW DELHI, India - Tadashi Okamura (L), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry who is leading a Japanese business delegation to India, poses for photos with Indian Railways Minister Shri Dinesh Trivedi in New Delhi on Sept. 20, 2011, ahead of their meeting.

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LED bulbs to quake-hit railways

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tama, the famous calico cat also known as ''stationmaster,'' is pictured with light-emitting diode bulbs that features her in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on Aug. 19, 2011. Wakayama Electric Railway Co. said the same day that it will donate 610 ''Tama bulbs'' to 10 northeastern Japan railway operators hit by the March quake and tsunami.

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Commuter train in Taiwan

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows an image of a commuter train to be built by Taiwan Rolling Stock Co., a joint venture between Japanese rail car manufacturer Nippon Sharyo Ltd., trading house Sumitomo Corp. and their Taiwanese partners. The two Japanese firms said Jan. 13, 2011 that the joint venture has won an order for 296 commuter train cars from the Taiwan Railways Administration.

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Summer holiday exodus peaks

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers board the Tokaido Shinkansen Line at JR Tokyo Station on August 12, 2010. The annual rush of travelers heading to their hometowns and resorts during Japanese ''Bon'' summer holiday season peaked the same day, with people packing roads, railways and airports.

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Summer holiday exodus peaks

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers pass through ticket gates of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line at JR Tokyo Station on August 12, 2010. The annual rush of travelers heading to their hometowns and resorts during Japanese ''Bon'' summer holiday season peaked the same day, with people packing roads, railways and airports.

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23-yr-long dispute over ex-JNR workers settled at top court

TOKYO, Japan - A member of a group of plaintiffs holds a banner, which reads a legal settlement was reached, in front of the Supreme Court in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, in connection with a 23-year-long dispute over the refusal by Japan Railways group companies, successor of the state-run Japanese National Railways, to hire 1,047 former unionized workers of JNR.

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23-yr-long dispute over ex-JNR workers settled at top court

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a group of plaintiffs and lawyers meet the press in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, after a legal settlement was reached at the Supreme Court on a 23-year-long dispute over the refusal by Japan Railways group companies, successor of the state-run Japanese National Railways, to hire 1,047 former unionized workers of JNR.

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23-yr-long dispute over ex-JNR workers settled at top court

TOKYO, Japan - A group of lawyers for plaintiffs meet the press in front of the Supreme Court in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, after a legal settlement was reached at the court on a 23-year-long dispute over the refusal by Japan Railways group companies, successor of the state-run Japanese National Railways, to hire 1,047 former unionized workers of JNR.

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Kokuro approves compromise package to settle long dispute

TOKYO, Japan - The National Railway Workers Union, known as Kokuro, holds an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on April 26, 2010, to discuss a compromise package to settle a 23-year-long dispute over the dismissal of labor union members during the privatization of Japan National Railways. The meeting approved the package under which the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, which eventually inherited JNR's debts and claims, would pay settlement money to 910 households involved in court battles.

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Bunraku enlivens ride on train to Nara

NARA, Japan - Bunraku puppeteer Kanjuro Kiritake (C) brings a puppet of the traditional Japanese art form to life aboard a special train heading to Nara Station in Nara Prefecture from Nada Station in Osaka Prefecture on the Kintesu Railways on March 27, 2010. Some 200 passengers enjoyed the performance as part of an event commemorating the 1,300th anniversary of the transfer of the national capital to Heijo, an ancient capital city located in current Nara City.

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23 bil. yen settlement proposed for JR dispute

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters at the transport ministry in Tokyo on March 18, 2010, after receiving a proposal for a 23 billion yen settlement package to resolve a 23-year-old dispute over the dismissal of unionized workers at the former state-run Japanese National Railways. Representatives of the ruling coalition parties and the New Komeito party met with Maehara to submit the proposal.

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23 bil. yen settlement proposed for JR dispute

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters at the transport ministry in Tokyo on March 18, 2010, after receiving a proposal for a 23 billion yen settlement package to resolve a 23-year-old dispute over the dismissal of unionized workers at the former state-run Japanese National Railways. Representatives of the ruling coalition parties and the New Komeito party met with Maehara to submit the proposal.

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23 bil. yen settlement proposed for JR dispute

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters at the transport ministry in Tokyo on March 18, 2010, after receiving a proposal for a 23 billion yen settlement package to resolve a 23-year-old dispute over the dismissal of unionized workers at the former state-run Japanese National Railways. Representatives of the ruling coalition parties and the New Komeito party met with Maehara to submit the proposal.

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Plan for Emperor Meiji's carriage found

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows part of a plan for a carriage for Emperor Meiji believed to have been drawn in 1876. The plan was found by Susumu Higashino, a researcher on historical materials in Osaka, from among materials he owns on railways.

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JR Hokkaido to operate railway-road vehicles at G8 summit venue

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. announced on Feb. 13 that it will operate dual-mode railway-road vehicles (photo) on temporary rail tracks to be built around Lake Toya as publicity aimed at this year's Group of Eight summit, which will be held July 7-9 at the Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido. The dual-mode vehicles can operate on railways as well as ordinary roads.

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Railway Museum opens, featuring 36 locomotives, driving simulator

SAITAMA, Japan - Locomotives and a computerized driving simulator for a steam locomotive are featured at the new Railway Museum that opened in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 14, which fell Railways Day that marks the Oct. 14, 1872 opening of Japan's first railway line between Tokyo's Shimbashi and Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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British-made steam locomotive, made 1923, on display in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - The British-made team locomotive ED17 (front) and four other historic railway cars on display at the Railways Fair held at East Japan Railway Co.'s Omiya railroad stock center in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, on May 26. The locomotive, manufactured in 1923, was used on the Tokaido Line from the Taisho era (1912-1926) to the early Showa era (1926-1989). The ED17 and the other railway equipment will be on permanent display at the new Railways Museum, which will open in Saitama on Oct. 14.

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Ex-JNR chief Takagi dies at 86

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Takagi (file photo), a former vice finance minister who later served as chief of the defunct Japan National Railways, died of acute heart failure Feb. 14. He was 86.

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Int'l transport security confab to open in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa speaks at the opening session of a two-day Ministerial Conference on International Transport Security that began in Tokyo on Jan. 12 to discuss ways to stem terror attacks on public transport systems such as railways, ships and aircraft. The 14 participating countries consist of the G-8 industrialized nations -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States -- plus China, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.

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Int'l transport security confab to open in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Ministers and senior officials in charge of transportation from 14 countries hold a two-day Ministerial Conference on International Transport Security in Tokyo on Jan. 12. They will discuss ways to stem terror attacks on public transport systems such as railways, ships and aircraft. The 14 participating countries consist of the G-8 industrialized nations -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States -- plus China, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.

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Court rules JNR unfair to union members against privatization

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs, who are members of the National Railway Workers Union, head for the Tokyo District Court Sept. 15. The court ruled that now-defunct Japanese National Railways discriminated against employees belonging to the labor union that had opposed JNR privatization.

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Emperor, empress visit Aichi Expo

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrives at Central Japanese Railways Co.'s linear car pavilion during their visit to the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture on July 12.

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Women-only cars introduced in Tokyo area to prevent groping

TOKYO, Japan - Women ride on a women-only car of the Hanzomon Line of the Tokyo Metro at Omotesando Station in Tokyo on May 9. Nine railways in the Tokyo metropolitan area and subways operated by the Tokyo Metro introduced women-only cars during the morning rush-hour period to prevent groping.

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China sees 'obstacles' for railway cooperation with Japan

BEIJING, China - Japan's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa speaks to reporters at a hotel in Beijing on Jan. 19 after talks with Chinese Railways Minister Liu Zhijun.

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(2)Typhoon leaves 42 dead, 37 missing

MATSUMOTO, Japan - A two-car train lies derailed on the Japan Railways Iida Line in Tatsuno, Nagano Prefecture, on Oct. 21. The train was derailed Oct. 20 after part of the rail embankment was washed away by heavy rain from Typhoon Tokake.

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(1)Typhoon leaves 5 dead, 4 missing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Workers are in operation to remove mud that cover the railways of Keihin Electric Express Railway Co near Hinodecho Station in Yokohama on Oct. 10. Five people were left dead and four others remained missing after Typhoon Ma-on hammered wide areas in central Honshu facing the Pacific coast with torrential rain and fierce winds on Oct. 9.

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(4)Typhoon leaves 5 dead, 4 missing

TOKYO, Japan - Workers are in operation to remove mud from the railways of JT Chuo Line near Yotsuya in Tokyo on Oct. 9. Typhoon Ma-on that hit Tokyo and its vicinity with torrential rain and fierce winds wide areas in central Honshu facing the Pacific coast left five people dead and four others missing.

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Marunouchi Oazo is new face of JR Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - An aerial photo of Marunouchi Oazo, a commercial complex just north of JR Tokyo Station, which opened on Sept. 14. The complex, consisting of five buildings, is built on the 24,000-square-meter former site of the headquarters of the defunct Japanese National Railways. Oazo means 'oasis' in Esperanto.

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Guinness identifies Japanese maglev speed as world's fastest

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows a Guinness Book of Records certifying that a magnetically levitated (maglev) train of Central Japan Railways Co. (JR Tokai) has made the fastest speed in the world for any manned maglev train. JR Tokai's manned maglev train, also known as a linear motor car, scored a top speed of 581 kilometers per hour at the firm's test railway in Yamanashi Prefecture west of Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2003.

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(2)Ogi in China to pitch Japan's Shinkansen rail system

BEIJING, China - Japanese transport minister Chikage Ogi (L) and Chinese Vice Railways Minister Wang Zhaocheng are in talks at the Ministry of Railways in Beijing on Aug. 5. Ogi is in China to pitch Japan's Shinkansen bullet train system for China's planned high-speed railway between Shanghai and Beijing.

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(1)Ogi in China to pitch Japan's Shinkansen rail system

BEIJING, China - Japanese transport minister Chikage Ogi (L) and Chinese Vice Railways Minister Wang Zhaocheng pose for a photograph prior to their meeting at the Ministry of Railways in Beijing on Aug. 5. Ogi is in China to pitch Japan's Shinkansen bullet train system for China's planned high-speed railway between Shanghai and Beijing.

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Kamei dies at 86

TOKYO, Japan - Former Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. Chairman Masao Kamei died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital June 23, it was learned June 26. He was 86. Kamei played a key role as a government adviser in privatizing the Japanese National Railways.

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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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4 killed as car collides with train in Yamaguchi

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A wrecked car lies on the railways following a collision with a train at a JR Sanyo Line crossing in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Dec. 16. All four persons in the car, two adults and two children, were killed.