Expressway ETC lanes closed in 8 Japanese prefectures

KOMAKI, Japan, April 7 Kyodo - Electronic toll collection lanes are closed at a toll gate of the Chuo Expressway's interchange in Komaki in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on April 7, 2025, due to a system outage. A similar problem that started the previous day spread to over 100 interchanges in eight prefectures in Japan. (Kyodo)

Expressway ETC lanes closed in 8 Japanese prefectures

Expressway ETC lanes closed in 8 Japanese prefectures

Electronic toll collection lanes are closed at a toll gate of the Chuo Expressway's interchange in Komaki in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on April 7, 2025, due to a system outage. A similar problem that started the previous day spread to over 100 interchanges in eight prefectures in Japan.

Expressway ETC lanes closed in 8 Japanese prefectures

Expressway ETC lanes closed in 8 Japanese prefectures

Electronic toll collection lanes are closed at a toll gate of the Chuo Expressway's interchange in Komaki in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on April 7, 2025, due to a system outage. A similar problem that started the previous day spread to over 100 interchanges in eight prefectures in Japan.

ANDREJ BABIS

ANDREJ BABIS

The Russian expelling of two Czech diplomats is an expected, symmetrical reaction to the Czech step and the Czech Republic now considers the problem, which was not created on its side. Czech PM Andrej Babis (pictured) said the decision to expel the diplomats was made after the Czech intelligence revealed that the ricin affair was made up within a dispute between the Russian embassy employees. Babis previously said the incident had harmed Czech-Russian relations and unnecessarily burdened the Czech security services. Czechia as a sovereign state cannot tolerate similar affairs in its territory, he said in Prague, Czech Republic, June 15, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

ANDREJ BABIS

ANDREJ BABIS

The Russian expelling of two Czech diplomats is an expected, symmetrical reaction to the Czech step and the Czech Republic now considers the problem, which was not created on its side. Czech PM Andrej Babis (pictured) said the decision to expel the diplomats was made after the Czech intelligence revealed that the ricin affair was made up within a dispute between the Russian embassy employees. Babis previously said the incident had harmed Czech-Russian relations and unnecessarily burdened the Czech security services. Czechia as a sovereign state cannot tolerate similar affairs in its territory, he said in Prague, Czech Republic, June 15, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)