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Japan: Car Bursts Into Flames After Hit by Train in Kyoto, Leaving Driver Dead 3

A train collided with a car at a railroad crossing near Shin-Hosono Station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line in Kyoto on Saturday, December 20, causing the car to burst into flames. Police said a body was found in the driver’s seat of the car. The vehicle had reportedly rear-ended another car that was stopped at the crossing before entering it and being struck by the train.

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Japan: Car Bursts Into Flames After Hit by Train in Kyoto, Leaving Driver Dead 2

A train collided with a car at a railroad crossing near Shin-Hosono Station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line in Kyoto on Saturday, December 20, causing the car to burst into flames. Police said a body was found in the driver’s seat of the car. The vehicle had reportedly rear-ended another car that was stopped at the crossing before entering it and being struck by the train.

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Japan: Car Bursts Into Flames After Hit by Train in Kyoto, Leaving Driver Dead

A train collided with a car at a railroad crossing near Shin-Hosono Station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line in Kyoto on Saturday, December 20, causing the car to burst into flames. Police said a body was found in the driver’s seat of the car. The vehicle had reportedly rear-ended another car that was stopped at the crossing before entering it and being struck by the train.

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Japan: Heavy Rain Hits Northern Mie Prefecture, Dozens of Cars Damaged in Yokkaichi

On Friday night, September 12, northern Mie Prefecture was hit by an intense, short-lived downpour. The rainfall reached a record 123.5 millimeters per hour, the highest ever recorded in the area. Near Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station, which was bustling on a weekend night, streets and shopping districts were flooded, leaving many vehicles stranded and causing chaos. In the city center, the large underground parking lot Kusunoki Parking was submerged, with dozens of cars damaged by the floodwaters.

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Japan: Record Rainfall Hits Tokai Region, Train Services Disrupted

Heavy rain battered the Tokai region on Thursday, July 17, causing widespread flooding and disrupting train services, including Tokaido Shinkansen. Kuwana in Mie Prefecture recorded 144.5 mm of rain in just three hours by 1 p.m., the highest on record. This video shows a train stranded on the tracks due to severe weather.

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Japan: Record Rainfall Hits Tokai Region, Train Services Disrupted 2

Heavy rain battered the Tokai region on Thursday, July 17, causing widespread flooding and disrupting train services, including Tokaido Shinkansen. Kuwana in Mie Prefecture recorded 144.5 mm of rain in just three hours by 1 p.m., the highest on record. This video shows flooded streets in Kuwana City.

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New Year sale at Japanese department store

A lion dance is performed during a New Year sale at a Kintetsu department store at Abeno Harukas commercial facility in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 2, 2025.

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Pitcher Hideo Nomo

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 4 Kyodo - Pitcher Hideo Nomo (R) meets the press with his agent Don Nomura (L) in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 1995, after announcing earlier in the month that he was leaving the Kintetsu Buffaloes to play in the U.S. major leagues. (Kyodo)

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Kintetsu Buffaloes pitcher Hideo Nomo

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 4 Kyodo - File photo taken on Feb. 13, 1991, shows pitcher Hideo Nomo of the Kintetsu Buffaloes Japanese baseball club. (Kyodo)

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Kintetsu Group Holdings, Kinki Nippon Railway head office exterior, logo and signage

Exterior, logo, and signage of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co. ＝Osaka Prefecture, April 25, 2024.

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Signboard of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co.

Signboard of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co. ＝April 25, 2024, Osaka Prefecture

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Kintetsu Group Holdings and Kinki Nippon Railway head office sign

Signboard at the headquarters of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co. ＝Osaka Prefecture, April 25, 2024

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Exterior, logo and signage of Kintetsu Group Holdings and Kinki Nippon Railway head office

Exterior view, logo, and signboard of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co. ＝April 25, 2024, Osaka Prefecture

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Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway head office exterior, logo and signage

Exterior view, logo and signboard of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co. ＝April 25, 2024, Osaka Prefecture

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Signboard of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway head office

Signboard of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co. ＝April 25, 2024, Osaka Prefecture

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Kintetsu Group Holdings and Kinki Nippon Railway head office signage

Signboard of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co. ＝Osaka, April 25, 2024.

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Valentine's Day campaign at department store in Japan

A Valentine's Day sales campaign kicks off at a Kintetsu department store in Osaka on Jan. 18, 2024.

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2025 Osaka expo mascot

Plush toy versions of Myaku-Myaku, the mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, are displayed at the first official goods store of the expo opened in a Kintetsu department store in the western Japan city of Osaka on Sept. 6, 2023.

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2025 Osaka expo mascot

Plush toy versions of Myaku-Myaku, the mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, are displayed at the first official goods store of the expo opened in a Kintetsu department store in the western Japan city of Osaka on Sept. 6, 2023.

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Baseball: Hideo Nomo

Kintetsu Buffaloes pitcher Hideo Nomo throws against the Orix Braves during a baseball game at Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on April 29, 1990. Nomo tied a Nippon Professional Baseball single-game record of 17 strikeouts.

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Baseball: Hideo Nomo

Kintetsu Buffaloes pitcher Hideo Nomo throws against the Nippon Ham Fighters in a season-opening baseball game at Fujiidera, Osaka, western Japan, on April 10, 1993. Nomo earned a complete game win.

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Ex-Japanese emperor, empress in Nara

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and former Empress Michiko wave from their car as they leave for their hotel from Kintetsu Nara Station in western Japan during a regional trip on May 16, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japanese pitching legend Enatsu

Nippon Ham Fighters left-hander Yutaka Enatsu pitches against the Kintetsu Buffaloes at Tokyo's Korakuen Stadium on July 2, 1982, a game in which he earned his 200th career win.

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2025 Osaka expo mascot merchandise

A variety of licensed products themed after Myaku-Myaku, the mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, is sold in a special booth at a Kintetsu department store in the western Japan city of Osaka on April 12, 2023.

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2025 Osaka expo mascot merchandise

Plush toy versions of Myaku-Myaku, the mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, are displayed in a special booth at a Kintetsu department store in the western Japan city of Osaka on April 12, 2023.

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COVID mask rules eased in Japan

An employee of Kintetsu department's main store removes a sign requesting customers to wear face masks in Osaka on March 13, 2023, as Japan eased its COVID-19 guidelines on mask-wearing the same day, leaving it up to personal choice.

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COVID mask rules eased in Japan

An employee of Kintetsu department's main store removes a sign requesting customers to wear face masks in Osaka on March 13, 2023, as Japan eased its COVID-19 guidelines on mask-wearing the same day, leaving it up to personal choice.

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New Year sale at Japanese department store

Shoppers wait for the opening of a Kintetsu department store at Abeno Harukas commercial facility in Osaka, western Japan, for a New Year sale on Jan. 2, 2023.

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New Year sale at Japanese department store

People shop during a New Year sale at a Kintetsu department store at Abeno Harukas commercial facility in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 2, 2023.

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New Year sale at Japanese department store

A lion dance is performed during a New Year sale at a Kintetsu department store at Abeno Harukas commercial facility in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 2, 2023.

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Giraffe named Harukas introduced at zoo in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Harukas, a giraffe donated to Tennoji Zoo by Kintetsu Corp., is introduced at the zoo in Osaka City on June 21, 2014.

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USJ, Abeno Harukas named most active in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - USJ Co. board member Isao Tanaka (2nd from L) and Hidenori Akasaka (far L), senior officer of Kintetsu Corp. that owns skyscraper Abeno Harukas, pose in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2014. The operator of theme park Universal Studios Japan and the owner of Japan's tallest building were given the Grand Prix and a special award, respectively, as this year's most vigorous establishments in Osaka by the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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S. Korea's Lee wins Mizuno Classic golf tournament

SHIMA, Japan - South Korea's Lee Mi Hyang holds up the winner's cup after her victory in the Mizuno Classic golf tournament, an event jointly sanctioned by the U.S. and Japan LPGA tours, at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2014. Lee won her first U.S. title in a playoff.

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Century-old wooden train carriage exhibited in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - A "Debo 1 type" wooden train carriage manufactured in 1913 and used on the Kintetsu Nara line is exhibited in Kashiba, Nara Prefecture in western Japan, on Nov. 1, 2014. Its interior, usually kept out of bounds for preservation purposes, was open to a limited number of visitors as part of the line's 100th anniversary commemoration events.

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Interior of century-old wooden train carriage exhibited in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - Visitors view the interior of a "Debo 1 type" wooden train carriage, manufactured in 1913 and used on the Kintetsu Nara line, exhibited in Kashiba, Nara Prefecture in western Japan, on Nov. 1, 2014. The interior, usually kept out of bounds for preservation purposes, was open to a limited number of visitors as part of the line's 100th anniversary commemorative events.

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Railway firm begins new excursion service from Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The "Shimakaze" excursion express of Kintetsu Corp. leaves Kyoto Station on an inaugural run bound for the Ise-Shima region in Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 10, 2014.

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Osaka hotel provides Muslim guests with prayer mat

OSAKA, Japan - A staff member at a hotel run by Kintetsu Hotel Systems Inc. in Osaka, western Japan, shows a prayer mat and other items available for Muslim guests on Aug. 27, 2014.

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Kintetsu Real Estate unveils 'Home for 2020'

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Real Estate Co. displays a model "Home for 2020" for a family of middle-aged or older parents with an unmarried child to the press in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 19, 2014, amid the prospect of such families increasing due to the aging population and fewer children in Japan.

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Japan's tallest building celebrates 1 million visitors

OSAKA, Japan - Shohei Izumoto (far R), the 1 millionth visitor to the observation deck of Abeno Harukas, and his relatives pose for photos along with Hidenori Akasaka (far L), a senior managing executive officer of Kintetsu Corp., the operator of Abeno Harukas in Osaka's Abeno Ward, on July 13, 2014. The number of visitors to the observation deck of the tallest skyscraper in Japan reached 1 million around four months after the opening of the building.

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Open-top double-decker officially launched in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Bus Co.'s open-top double-decker "OSAKA SKY VISTA," officially launched on July 10, 2014, is equipped with an automatic verbal guide system in English, Chinese and Korean.

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Open-top double-decker bus starts running in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Bus Co.'s open-top double-decker "OSAKA SKY VISTA" starts running in Osaka, western Japan, on July 10, 2014. The first such sightseeing bus in Osaka visits Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, and other tourist spots on a roughly 80-minute tour.

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Open-top double-decker bus to debut in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, is seen ahead from the open top of Kintetsu Bus Co.'s double-decker in Osaka, western Japan, on July 2, 2014. The sightseeing bus, equipped with an automated verbal guide system in English, Chinese and Korean, starts running from July 10.

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Open-top double-decker bus to debut in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Bus Co.'s open-top double-decker is shown to the press in Osaka, western Japan, on July 2, 2014, ahead of the launch of the first such sightseeing bus in the area from July 10.

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Kintetsu store in Abeno Harukas marks 30 mil. visitors

OSAKA, Japan - People visit a food section of the Kintetsu department store inside Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukas in Osaka City on June 5, 2014. The number of visitors to the department store reached approximately 30 million as of the end of May since the partial opening in June 2013.

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Mascot characters promote Kinugawa hot spring

OSAKA, Japan - Mascot characters Abenobea of Japan's tallest building, Abeno Harukasu in Osaka, and Sorakarachan of Tokyo Skytree promote tours to popular spots along the Tobu railway line in eastern Japan at Abeno Harukasu and its vicinity on June 5, 2014. This is part of the joint efforts of Kintetsu Corp., an operating company of Abeno Harukasu, and Tokyo Skytree operating company Tobu Railway Co. following their agreement to promote tourist spots in each other's regions.

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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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Kintetsu to become holding company

OSAKA, Japan - Tetsuya Kobayashi, president of railway operator Kintetsu Corp., tells a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 25, 2014, that Kintetsu will become a holding company, possibly in April 2015, to enhance group governance.

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New Year sales

OSAKA, Japan - Customers buy "lucky bags" at the flagship outlet of Kintetsu Department Store Co. in Osaka's Abeno Ward on Jan. 2, 2014. Major Japanese department stores kicked off business for 2014 that day.

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Lu wins Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Taiwan's Teresa Lu holds the victor's trophy after winning the Mizuno Classic at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 10, 2013. Lu finished with a 14-under 202 total, capturing her first title on the Japan LPGA tour.

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Osaka test illumination

OSAKA, Japan - A space of the flagship outlet of Kintetsu Department Store Co. in the Abeno Harukas building in Osaka's Abeno Ward is lit up in an illumination test on Oct. 30, 2013. Illumination in the area will start Nov. 1, lasting until Jan. 31, 2014.