"Doctor Yellow" track-testing bullet train retires

"Doctor Yellow" track-testing bullet train retires

The "Doctor Yellow" T4 edition track-testing bullet train for Japan's high-speed shinkansen lines makes its final run in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 29, 2025. Owned by JR Central, the T4 made its debut in 2001 and will not be replaced as the N700S passenger trains will carry test and observation equipment from 2027.

Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Takakeisho (R) trains in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on July 4, 2024, ahead of the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya in the central Japan prefecture.

Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

OBU, Japan - Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic champion at the women's 55 kilograms, meets the media in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 13, 2013, after the International Olympic Committee executive board decided to drop wrestling from the "core sports" for the 2020 Games.

Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

OBU, Japan - Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic champion at the women's 55 kilograms, meets the media in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 13, 2013, after the International Olympic Committee executive board decided to drop wrestling from the "core sports" for the 2020 Games.

Senior citizens do 'cognicize' exercise to fight aging

Senior citizens do 'cognicize' exercise to fight aging

TOKYO, Japan - Senior citizens are engaged in exercise called "cognicize," developed to prevent dementia, in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 16.

Air-propelled vehicle developed by Toyota group

Air-propelled vehicle developed by Toyota group

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2011, shows the engine of a prototype three-wheel vehicle developed by Toyota Industries Corp., a Toyota Motor Corp. group company. The vehicle named Ku:Rin is powered by compressed air without using any fossil fuel or electricity.

Air-propelled vehicle developed by Toyota group

Air-propelled vehicle developed by Toyota group

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2011, shows a prototype three-wheel vehicle developed by Toyota Industries Corp., a Toyota Motor Corp. group company. The vehicle named Ku:Rin is powered by compressed air without using any fossil fuel or electricity.

Kin needn't compensate railway in death of demented man

Kin needn't compensate railway in death of demented man

Photo taken Feb. 9, 2016, shows JR Kyowa Station in the central Japan city of Obu, where a 91-year-old man with dementia went onto the train tracks and was struck by a Central Japan Railway Co. train in 2007, after slipping outside without the knowledge of his wife. The Supreme Court ruled on March 1, 2016, that his family cannot be held responsible and required to compensate JR Central for damages sustained after the accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Air-propelled vehicle developed by Toyota group

Air-propelled vehicle developed by Toyota group

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2011, shows the engine of a prototype three-wheel vehicle developed by Toyota Industries Corp., a Toyota Motor Corp. group company. The vehicle named Ku:Rin is powered by compressed air without using any fossil fuel or electricity. (Kyodo)

Air-propelled vehicle developed by Toyota group

Air-propelled vehicle developed by Toyota group

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2011, shows a prototype three-wheel vehicle developed by Toyota Industries Corp., a Toyota Motor Corp. group company. The vehicle named Ku:Rin is powered by compressed air without using any fossil fuel or electricity. (Kyodo)

Senior citizens do 'cognicize' exercise to fight aging

Senior citizens do 'cognicize' exercise to fight aging

TOKYO, Japan - Senior citizens are engaged in exercise called "cognicize," developed to prevent dementia, in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 16. (Kyodo)

Japan's fight against novel coronavirus

Japan's fight against novel coronavirus

Photo taken Dec. 14, 2020, shows PCR testing equipment installed at Shigakkan University in Obu in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

New shinkansen bullet train

New shinkansen bullet train

Photo taken June 13, 2020, shows an N700S shinkansen bullet train running in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on a trial basis. The fully remodeled bullet train for the Tokaido shinkansen line, the first in 13 years, will commence commercial service on July 1 initially linking Tokyo with Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New shinkansen bullet train

New shinkansen bullet train

Photo taken June 13, 2020, shows an N700S shinkansen bullet train running in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on a trial basis. The fully remodeled bullet train for the Tokaido shinkansen line, the first in 13 years, will commence commercial service on July 1 initially linking Tokyo with Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New shinkansen bullet train

New shinkansen bullet train

Photo taken June 13, 2020, shows an N700S shinkansen bullet train running in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on a trial basis. The fully remodeled shinkansen for the Tokaido shinkansen line, the first in 13 years, will commence commercial service on July 1 initially linking Tokyo with Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Olympic champion Yoshida becomes vice president of old school

Olympic champion Yoshida becomes vice president of old school

Three-time Olympic women's wrestling champion Saori Yoshida attends a press conference at Shigakkan University in the central Japan city of Obu on Nov. 1, 2016, after assuming the vice presidency of her old school. Yoshida indicated she may not take part in the 2017 world championship in Paris. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo