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Japan: Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Strikes Off Iwate Coast 2

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday morning, June 25, triggering an upper-5 intensity shaking in Aomori Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. No tsunami threat was reported, though the quake, which occurred at a depth of approximately 50 kilometers, caused disruptions to Shinkansen and other rail services.

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Japan: Quake Damage Seen at Convenience Store in Hachinohe After M6.9 Tremor

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday morning, triggering upper-5 seismic intensity in Aomori Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. No tsunami threat was reported, though the quake, which occurred at a depth of approximately 50 kilometers, caused disruptions to Shinkansen and other rail services. This video shows products, including a broken wine bottle, scattered on the floor of a convenience store in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture.

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Japan: Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Strikes Off Iwate Coast

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday morning, June 25, triggering an upper-5 intensity shaking in Aomori Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. No tsunami threat was reported, though the quake, which occurred at a depth of approximately 50 kilometers, caused disruptions to Shinkansen and other rail services.

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JR East raises fares by 7.1%

TOKYO, Japan, March 14 Kyodo - A worker replaces a fare board at JR Tokyo Station after East Japan Railway Co. raised its fares by an average of 7.1 percent on March 14, 2026, its first hike since the major rail company's privatization in 1987. (Kyodo)

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JR East raises fares by 7.1%

A worker replaces a fare board at JR Tokyo Station after East Japan Railway Co. raised its fares by an average of 7.1 percent on March 14, 2026, its first hike since the major rail company's privatization in 1987.

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JR East raises fares by 7.1%

A worker replaces a fare board at JR Tokyo Station after East Japan Railway Co. raised its fares by an average of 7.1 percent on March 14, 2026, its first hike since the major rail company's privatization in 1987.

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JR East raises fares by 7.1%

A worker replaces a fare board at JR Tokyo Station after East Japan Railway Co. raised its fares by an average of 7.1 percent on March 14, 2026, its first hike since the major rail company's privatization in 1987.

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Japan: Power Outage on Yokohama Train Lines Forces Trackside Evacuation

A power outage struck the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line in Yokohama, Japan, at around 12:20 p.m. on March 13, leaving two trains stranded between Okurayama and Minatomirai stations. Approximately 900 passengers were forced to disembark onto the tracks and walk to the nearest station. The affected lines connect central Yokohama to the Minato Mirai waterfront district and link to Tokyo via the Tokyu Toyoko Line.

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Japan: Shinagawa Station Overcrowded as Train Suspensions Disrupt Rush Hour

On Wednesday, train suspensions caused by a fatal accident disrupted the evening rush hour, leading to severe congestion at stations. At Shinagawa Station, platforms were packed with passengers and became dangerously overcrowded. According to JR East, the accident occurred between Yokohama and Shin-Kawasaki stations on the Yokosuka Line. As a result, services on the Yokosuka Line and several other major lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area were temporarily suspended.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Composite photo shows Mari Fukada of Japan jumping off after sliding a rail during the women's snowboard slopestyle final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 18, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Composite photo shows Taiga Hasegawa of Japan jumping off after sliding on a rail during the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 18, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy.

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Power outage stops train in Japan

Commuters crowd the Keikyu Kamata Station in Tokyo after JR train services were suspended due to a power outage between JR Shimbashi and Shinagawa stations, disrupting major rail lines in the Japanese capital on Jan. 16, 2026.

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RECAP: Record Rain Batters Tokyo as Chiba Sees Tornado-Like Event

Heavy rain and thunderstorms caused extreme weather across the Kanto region on Thursday, September 11. In Tokyo, Setagaya Ward recorded 92.0 mm of rain and Ota Ward 88.5 mm in just one hour, with some central areas receiving over 100 mm. The intense downpours disrupted rail and airport services and caused rivers including the Yazawa and Tachiai to overflow. Meanwhile, in Chiba Prefecture, a tornado-like phenomenon was observed, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue a “Tornado Advisory” for the Tokyo area.

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI PORT-VEHICLES-EXPORT (CN)

(231228) -- YANTAI, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows vehicles to be loaded for export at Yantai Port in east China's Shangdong Province. Yantai Port is China's commercial vehicle logistics base and a pivotal logistics port of commercial vehicle in northern China. Embedded its business into the integrated supply chain of the global commercial vehicle industry, Yantai Port has opened up unimpeded global commercial vehicle logistics channel from Yantai to North America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and other regions. It has also launched the cross-border sea-rail logistics channel toward the Central Asia and a full-mode maritime transport channel to Central and South America, both for the export of commercial vehicles. By now, Yantai Port has become the first in east China's Shandong Province that has two cross-border sea-rail commercial vehicle transit lines separately toward South Korea and Japan. The full-mode operation volume of commercial vehicles of Yantai Port

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI PORT-VEHICLES-EXPORT (CN)

(231228) -- YANTAI, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police officers inspect vehicles to be loaded for export at Yantai Port in east China's Shangdong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai Port is China's commercial vehicle logistics base and a pivotal logistics port of commercial vehicle in northern China. Embedded its business into the integrated supply chain of the global commercial vehicle industry, Yantai Port has opened up unimpeded global commercial vehicle logistics channel from Yantai to North America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and other regions. It has also launched the cross-border sea-rail logistics channel toward the Central Asia and a full-mode maritime transport channel to Central and South America, both for the export of commercial vehicles. By now, Yantai Port has become the first in east China's Shandong Province that has two cross-border sea-rail commercial vehicle transit lines separately toward South Korea and Japan. The full-mode operation volume of commercial vehicles of Yantai Port i

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI PORT-VEHICLES-EXPORT (CN)

(231228) -- YANTAI, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows vehicles to be loaded for export at Yantai Port in east China's Shangdong Province. Yantai Port is China's commercial vehicle logistics base and a pivotal logistics port of commercial vehicle in northern China. Embedded its business into the integrated supply chain of the global commercial vehicle industry, Yantai Port has opened up unimpeded global commercial vehicle logistics channel from Yantai to North America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and other regions. It has also launched the cross-border sea-rail logistics channel toward the Central Asia and a full-mode maritime transport channel to Central and South America, both for the export of commercial vehicles. By now, Yantai Port has become the first in east China's Shandong Province that has two cross-border sea-rail commercial vehicle transit lines separately toward South Korea and Japan. The full-mode operation volume of commercial vehicles of Yantai Port

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI PORT-VEHICLES-EXPORT (CN)

(231228) -- YANTAI, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows vehicles to be loaded for export at Yantai Port in east China's Shangdong Province. Yantai Port is China's commercial vehicle logistics base and a pivotal logistics port of commercial vehicle in northern China. Embedded its business into the integrated supply chain of the global commercial vehicle industry, Yantai Port has opened up unimpeded global commercial vehicle logistics channel from Yantai to North America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and other regions. It has also launched the cross-border sea-rail logistics channel toward the Central Asia and a full-mode maritime transport channel to Central and South America, both for the export of commercial vehicles. By now, Yantai Port has become the first in east China's Shandong Province that has two cross-border sea-rail commercial vehicle transit lines separately toward South Korea and Japan. The full-mode operation volume of commercial vehicles of Yantai Port

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI PORT-VEHICLES-EXPORT (CN)

(231228) -- YANTAI, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows vehicles to be loaded for export at Yantai Port in east China's Shangdong Province. Yantai Port is China's commercial vehicle logistics base and a pivotal logistics port of commercial vehicle in northern China. Embedded its business into the integrated supply chain of the global commercial vehicle industry, Yantai Port has opened up unimpeded global commercial vehicle logistics channel from Yantai to North America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and other regions. It has also launched the cross-border sea-rail logistics channel toward the Central Asia and a full-mode maritime transport channel to Central and South America, both for the export of commercial vehicles. By now, Yantai Port has become the first in east China's Shandong Province that has two cross-border sea-rail commercial vehicle transit lines separately toward South Korea and Japan. The full-mode operation volume of commercial vehicles of Yantai Port

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI PORT-VEHICLES-EXPORT (CN)

(231228) -- YANTAI, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows vehicles to be loaded for export at Yantai Port in east China's Shangdong Province. Yantai Port is China's commercial vehicle logistics base and a pivotal logistics port of commercial vehicle in northern China. Embedded its business into the integrated supply chain of the global commercial vehicle industry, Yantai Port has opened up unimpeded global commercial vehicle logistics channel from Yantai to North America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and other regions. It has also launched the cross-border sea-rail logistics channel toward the Central Asia and a full-mode maritime transport channel to Central and South America, both for the export of commercial vehicles. By now, Yantai Port has become the first in east China's Shandong Province that has two cross-border sea-rail commercial vehicle transit lines separately toward South Korea and Japan. The full-mode operation volume of commercial vehicles of Yantai Port

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan, Aug. 26 Kyodo - A light rail transit train carrying children and others runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

A light rail transit train carrying children and others runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

A light rail transit train carrying children and others runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

A light rail transit train carrying children and others runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

A light rail transit train carrying children and others runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

A light rail transit train carrying children runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

A ceremony commemorating the start of a light rail transit service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station in Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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Media ride of LRT train in eastern Japan

Journalists step onto a new light rail transit train for a demonstration ride in Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture on Aug. 21, 2023, five days before the public-private, third-sector transit system starts its commercial service between Utsunomiya and Haga, also in the eastern Japan prefecture.

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Media ride of LRT train in eastern Japan

The interior of a new light rail transit train is unveiled to the media in Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture on Aug. 21, 2023, as a demonstration ride for them is planned five days before the public-private, third-sector transit system starts its commercial service between Utsunomiya and Haga, also in the eastern Japan prefecture.

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Media ride of LRT train in eastern Japan

A new light rail transit train runs during a demonstration ride for the media in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2023, five days before the public-private, third-sector transit system starts its commercial service between Utsunomiya and Haga, also in the eastern Japan prefecture.

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Skateboarding: Rome Street 2023

Liz Akama of Japan grinds a rail in her fifth "best trick" run in the women's final during an Olympic qualifying street skateboarding event in Rome on June 25, 2023.

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Japan's Emperor Naruhito in Jakarta

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, 2nd from L) arrives at a rail yard of a high-speed railway constructed with Japan's economic assistance in Jakarta on June 18, 2023. The emperor and Empress Masako are on a week-long visit to Indonesia, their first official goodwill visit since the emperor's coronation in 2019.

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Japan's Emperor Naruhito in Jakarta

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (center) visits a rail yard for a high-speed railway constructed with Japan's economic assistance in Jakarta on June 18, 2023. The emperor and Empress Masako are on a weeklong visit to Indonesia, their first official goodwill visit since the emperor's coronation in 2019.

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Japan's Emperor Naruhito in Jakarta

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (left) in the driver's seat of a train gets briefed on a high-speed railway constructed with Japan's economic assistance at a rail yard in Jakarta on June 18, 2023. The emperor and Empress Masako are on a weeklong visit to Indonesia, their first official goodwill visit since the emperor's coronation in 2019.

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Japan's Emperor Naruhito in Jakarta

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (left) visits a rail yard for a high-speed railway constructed with Japan's economic assistance in Jakarta on June 18, 2023. The emperor and Empress Masako are on a weeklong visit to Indonesia, their first official goodwill visit since the emperor's coronation in 2019.

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JAPAN-TORRENTIAL RAIN-RAIL TRANSIT LINE-SHUTDOWN

(230602) -- NAGOYA, June 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers wait for Shinkansen trains at the entrance to Nagoya Station in Nagoya, Japan, June 2, 2023. Many rail transit lines were shut down due to torrential rain in some areas of Japan on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TORRENTIAL RAIN-RAIL TRANSIT LINE-SHUTDOWN

(230602) -- NAGOYA, June 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger waits for a Shinkansen train at the transfer entrance of Nagoya Station in Nagoya, Japan, June 2, 2023. Many rail transit lines were shut down due to torrential rain in some areas of Japan on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TORRENTIAL RAIN-RAIL TRANSIT LINE-SHUTDOWN

(230602) -- NAGOYA, June 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers wait for Shinkansen trains at the entrance of Nagoya Station in Nagoya, Japan, June 2, 2023. Many rail transit lines were shut down due to torrential rain in some areas of Japan on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TORRENTIAL RAIN-RAIL TRANSIT LINE-SHUTDOWN

(230602) -- NAGOYA, June 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member maintains order at the Shinkansen transfer entrance of Nagoya Station in Nagoya, Japan, June 2, 2023. Many rail transit lines were shut down due to torrential rain in some areas of Japan on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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New Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train

KANAZAWA, Japan - The W7 series new high-speed train for the Hokuriku Shinkansen line is shown to the press at a rail yard in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 22, 2014.

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JR East studying building new station on Yamanote Line

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 4, 2012, shows a part of the Yamanote commuter rail loop line between JR Shinagawa and Tamachi stations, both in Tokyo's Minato Ward. East Japan Railway Co., known as JR East, envisions building a new station between those two stations, sources familiar with the matter said the same day.

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JR East studying building new station on Yamanote Line

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 4, 2012, shows a part of the Yamanote commuter rail loop line between JR Shinagawa (bottom) and Tamachi stations, both in Tokyo's Minato Ward. East Japan Railway Co., known as JR East, envisions building a new station between those two stations, sources familiar with the matter said the same day.

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Japan to ask UNESCO to list remote islands, Christian sites

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 20 Kyodo - File photo taken in June 2016 in Kunigami village in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa shows an Okinawa rail, a rare bird species living there. Tokyo will submit a proposal to UNESCO to add a number of islands in the country's southwest, including those of Okinawa, and a number of sites linked to the history of persecuted Christians to the natural and cultural sites on the World Heritage list.

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Train with pictures of Tokyo Station's 100 years to run

TOKYO, Japan - A JR Yamanote Line train, displaying pictures of the 100-year history of Tokyo Station instead of advertisements, is shown to the press in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Dec. 17, 2014, ahead of its operation on the loop rail line from the following day through New Year's Day. The special train will run to commemorate the station's centennial on Dec. 20.

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Train with pictures of Tokyo Station's 100 years to run

TOKYO, Japan - A JR Yamanote Line train, displaying pictures of the 100-year history of Tokyo Station instead of advertisements, is shown to the press in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Dec. 17, 2014, ahead of its operation on the loop rail line from the following day through New Year's Day. The special train will run to commemorate the station's centennial on Dec. 20.

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Battery-powered train runs for 8.5 km

AKITA, Japan - A train made of specially hardened cardboard and powered by 99 D-size dry cell batteries runs on a disused rail line in the city of Odate in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2014. The train, developed by Panasonic Corp. to highlight the performance of the company's latest dry cell batteries, ran for 8.5 kilometers in two hours carrying around 10 elementary school children. A total of 34 children rode the train in turns.

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Battery-powered train runs for 8.5 km

AKITA, Japan - A train made of specially hardened cardboard and powered by 99 D-size dry cell batteries runs on a disused rail line in the city of Odate in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2014. The train, developed by Panasonic Corp. to highlight the performance of the company's latest dry cell batteries, ran for 8.5 kilometers in two hours carrying around 10 elementary school children. A total of 34 children rode the train in turns.

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Battery-powered train runs for 8.5 km

AKITA, Japan - A man stands in the driver's section of a train made of specially hardened cardboard and powered by dry cell batteries as it runs on a disused rail line in the city of Odate in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2014. A case housing 99 D-size dry cell batteries can be seen in front of him.

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Battery-powered train runs for 8.5 km

AKITA, Japan - A train made of specially hardened cardboard and powered by 99 D-size dry cell batteries runs on a disused rail line in the city of Odate in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2014. The train, developed by Panasonic Corp. to highlight the performance of the company's latest dry cell batteries, ran for 8.5 kilometers in two hours carrying around 10 elementary school children. A total of 34 children rode the train in turns.

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Pictures of scenery, masks displayed on JR train

YONAGO, Japan - Workers affix pictures of local scenery and masks used in the "Iwami Kagura" Shinto sacred dance to a JR Sanko Line train at a rail yard in Yonago, western Japan, on Sept. 21, 2014.

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Monorail serving Tokyo's Haneda airport marks 50th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Rail cars painted to reproduce the 1000 series Tokyo Monorail cars introduced in 1989 run as part of a "parade" of six types of rail cars previously and currently in service on Sept. 17, 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the monorail linking Tokyo's Haneda airport with the downtown area. Tokyo Monorail connecting the airport and Hamamatsucho Station launched its service on Sept. 17, 1964, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics later that year.