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Tobu Railway's express train exhibited in Taipei

Tobu Railway Co. Yoshizumi Nezu attends a ceremony in front of Taipei Main Station in Taipei on Dec. 18, 2025, to mark the 10th anniversary of a friendship pact between the Japanese railway and Taiwan Railway, with a special version of Tobu's Spacia express train exhibited.

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Tobu Railway's express train exhibited in Taipei

A ceremony is held in Taipei to mark the 10th anniversary of a friendship pact between Tobu Railway and Taiwan Railway on Dec. 18, 2025, in front of Taipei Main Station in Taipei, where a special version of the Japanese railway's Spacia express train is exhibited.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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New Tobu Spacia X limited express train begins service

A ceremony marking the entering into service of Tobu Railway Co.'s new Spacia X limited express train is held at Asakusa Station in Tokyo on July 15, 2023. The train links Asakusa Station and Tochigi Prefecture's Nikko national park and Kinugawa hot spring resort.

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New Tobu Spacia X limited express train begins service

Tobu Railway Co.'s new Spacia X limited express train arrives at Asakusa Station in Tokyo on July 15, 2023, for a ceremony marking the launch of its service. The train links Asakusa Station and Tochigi Prefecture's Nikko national park and Kinugawa hot spring resort.

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New Tobu Spacia X limited express train begins service

Tobu Railway Co.'s new Spacia X limited express train arrives at Asakusa Station in Tokyo on July 15, 2023, for a ceremony marking the launch of its service. The train links Asakusa Station and Tochigi Prefecture's Nikko national park and Kinugawa hot spring resort.

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New Tobu Spacia X limited express train begins service

Tobu Railway Co.'s new Spacia X limited express train arrives at Asakusa Station in Tokyo on July 15, 2023, for a ceremony marking the launch of its service. The train links Asakusa Station and Tochigi Prefecture's Nikko national park and Kinugawa hot spring resort.

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New Tobu Spacia X limited express train

Photo taken at Tobu Railway Co.'s rail yard in Kuki, north of Tokyo in Saitama Prefecture, shows an interior of the new Spacia X limited express train on April 16, 2023. The train will operate from July 15, linking Tokyo's Asakusa Station and Tochigi Prefecture's Nikko national park and Kinugawa hot spring resort.

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New Tobu Spacia X limited express train

Photo taken at Tobu Railway Co.'s rail yard in Kuki, north of Tokyo in Saitama Prefecture, shows the new Spacia X limited express train on April 16, 2023. The train will operate from July 15, linking Tokyo's Asakusa Station and Tochigi Prefecture's Nikko national park and Kinugawa hot spring resort.

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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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Asakusa Station building with retro look

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the building of Tobu Railway Co.'s Asakusa Station in Tokyo's Taito Ward on May 18, 2012. The station near the Tokyo Skytree tower has been refurbished to look like what it was at its opening in 1931.

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Tokyo Sky Tree Station

TOKYO, Japan - A station on Tobu Railway Co's Tobu Isesaki Line bears its new name -- Tokyo Sky Tree Station -- in the early hours of March 17, 2012. The nearest rail stop to the world's tallest tower (top) was renamed that day from the former Narihirabashi Station.

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Drill against train attacks

A police officer (L) teaches a Tobu Railway employee how to use a shield during a drill against a train attack in the Chiba Prefecture city of Noda, eastern Japan, on Nov. 18, 2021. A man was recently arrested in a knife and arson attack that injured nearly 20 people on a Keio Line train in Tokyo.

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Tobu Railway train derailed

Photo taken May 18, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a derailed Tobu Railway Co. train in Tokyo. No injuries were reported, but around 400 passengers had to walk to a nearby station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tobu Railway shows press inside of special train car

Tobu Railway Co. shows the press the inside of a train car of a special version of its limited express Spacia in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on April 17, 2015. The special train commemorates a festival this year at the Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, marking the 400th anniversary of the death of feudal tycoon Tokugawa Ieyasu who established the Shinto shrine in the 17th century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tobu Railway unveils special train for Shinto shrine festival

Tobu Railway Co. shows the press a golden-painted special version of its limited express Spacia in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on April 17, 2015. The special train commemorates a festival this year at the Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, marking the 400th anniversary of the death of medieval tycoon Tokugawa Ieyasu who established the Shinto shrine in the 17th century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo snapshot: Coffee shop popular as on-location shooting site in Nishiarai

Manager Yui Taura (C) and other staff of Sylvia Nishiarai coffee shop near Tobu Railway's Nishiarai Station in Tokyo pose for photos in front of the shop's stained glass on Oct. 21, 2015. The place is known for its frequent on-location shooting for movies and TV dramas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo's Higashi-Mukojima area: Kids enjoy watching train wheels at museum

Children enjoy watching train wheels from the Tobu Museum in Tokyo's old downtown of Higashi-Mukojima on May 29, 2015, as express trains come and go. The museum is located underneath the elevated railway tracks of Tobu Railway Co.'s Higashi-Mukojima Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo's Higashi-Mukojima area: Railway museum popular with kids

Photo taken on May 29, 2015, shows a train motorman's compartment at the Tobu Museum, a railway museum in Tokyo's old downtown of Higashi-Mukojima. It is one of the museum's biggest attractions, popular among children. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asakusa Station building with retro look

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the building of Tobu Railway Co.'s Asakusa Station in Tokyo's Taito Ward on May 18, 2012. The station near the Tokyo Skytree tower has been refurbished to look like what it was at its opening in 1931. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Sky Tree Station

TOKYO, Japan - A station on Tobu Railway Co's Tobu Isesaki Line bears its new name -- Tokyo Sky Tree Station -- in the early hours of March 17, 2012. The nearest rail stop to the world's tallest tower (top) was renamed that day from the former Narihirabashi Station. (Kyodo)

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Tobu Railway's Spacia limited express

Photo taken in Nikko, a tourist spot a few hours from Tokyo, shows Tobu Railway Co.'s Spacia limited express on Nov. 8, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Crayon Shin-chan" song selected for departure melody

Station staff and a mascot of Shin-chan, the main character in the popular anime series "Crayon Shin-chan," point at a speaker at Tobu Railway Co.'s Kasukabe Station in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2018. A song from the anime began to be played as the station's departure melody the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Steam locomotive in Tochigi

A steam locomotive operated by Tobu Railway Co. departs Kinugawaonsen station in Tochigi Prefecture on Aug. 10, 2018, at a ceremony marking the first anniversary of its first service in 51 years, on a short stretch of track at the tourist site of Nikko in the eastern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tobu Railway revives steam train service after half-century hiatus

A ceremony for the beginning of Tobu Railway Co.'s first steam train service in 51 years is held at Shimoimaichi station in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2017. The steam train will run on a short stretch of track in the tourist site of Nikko in the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tobu Railway revives steam train service after half-century hiatus

A steam locomotive emits smoke at Shimoimaichi station in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2017, as Tobu Railway Co. began operating its first steam train service in 51 years on a short stretch of track in the tourist site of Nikko in the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan express train with exterior of Tobu Railway's Spacia debuts

A launch ceremony is held in Taipei on Oct. 3, 2016, for a Tze-Chiang Limited Express, painted in the same colors as a limited express run by Japan's Tobu Railway Co. The move is aimed at promoting tourism in Taiwan and Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo