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[Breaking News]Train collides with out-of-service train near Tokyo

KAWASAKI, Japan, Oct. 6 Kyodo - Investigators from the Japan Transport Safety Board and employees of train operator Tokyo Railways inspect on Oct. 6, 2025, two trains that collided the previous night near Kajigaya Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. A train bound for Tokyo's Shibuya collided with an out-of-service train, causing part of it to derail. No one was injured. (Kyodo)

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Train collides with out-of-service train near Tokyo

Investigators from the Japan Transport Safety Board and employees of train operator Tokyo Railways inspect on Oct. 6, 2025, two trains that collided the previous night near Kajigaya Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. A train bound for Tokyo's Shibuya collided with an out-of-service train, causing part of it to derail. No one was injured.

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Train collides with out-of-service train near Tokyo

Staff at Tokyu Railways' Kajigaya Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, notify passengers about free alternative transportation on Oct. 6, 2025, after two trains collided the previous night near the station, suspending service.

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Train collides with out-of-service train near Tokyo

Passengers check for train service at Tokyu Railways' Kajigaya Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Oct. 6, 2025, after two trains collided the previous night near the station, suspending service.

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Train collides with out-of-service train near Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 6, 2025, shows two trains that collided the previous night near Tokyu Railways' Kajigaya Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Train collides with out-of-service train near Tokyo

Railway workers gather on early Oct. 6, 2025, to inspect two trains that collided the previous night near Tokyu Railways' Kajigaya Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Train collides with out-of-service train near Tokyo

Photo taken on Oct. 6, 2025, shows two trains that collided the previous night near Tokyu Railways' Kajigaya Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Saori Minami

Saori Minami=Date: November 2, 1971, Place: Japan

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Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

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Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama=Place: Akasaka, Japan

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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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Ex-Itochu chairman Sejima dies at 95

TOKYO, Japan - Ryuzo Sejima (file photo taken in 1997), an Imperial Headquarters staffer-turned-Itochu Corp. chairman, died of old age on Sept. 4 at his Tokyo home. He was 95. While Itochu chairman, Sejima played a major role in privatizing Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corp. and the Japan National Railways as a member of the government's commission on administrative reform. He was also known for his close ties with former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.

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Head of high speed railway association meets reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Masafumi Shukuri, head of the International High Speed Railway Association, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 10, 2014. He said the association aims to contribute to the development of railways around the world by promoting Japan's high speed railway system as a global standard.

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries HQ

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Tokyo's Minato Ward on June 4, 2012. The high-rise building was built on empty lots of the former Japanese National Railways in the Shinagawa district.

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Summer holiday exodus peaks

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers board the Tokaido Shinkansen Line at JR Tokyo Station on August 12, 2010. The annual rush of travelers heading to their hometowns and resorts during Japanese ''Bon'' summer holiday season peaked the same day, with people packing roads, railways and airports.

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Summer holiday exodus peaks

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers pass through ticket gates of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line at JR Tokyo Station on August 12, 2010. The annual rush of travelers heading to their hometowns and resorts during Japanese ''Bon'' summer holiday season peaked the same day, with people packing roads, railways and airports.

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23-yr-long dispute over ex-JNR workers settled at top court

TOKYO, Japan - A member of a group of plaintiffs holds a banner, which reads a legal settlement was reached, in front of the Supreme Court in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, in connection with a 23-year-long dispute over the refusal by Japan Railways group companies, successor of the state-run Japanese National Railways, to hire 1,047 former unionized workers of JNR.

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23-yr-long dispute over ex-JNR workers settled at top court

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a group of plaintiffs and lawyers meet the press in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, after a legal settlement was reached at the Supreme Court on a 23-year-long dispute over the refusal by Japan Railways group companies, successor of the state-run Japanese National Railways, to hire 1,047 former unionized workers of JNR.

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23-yr-long dispute over ex-JNR workers settled at top court

TOKYO, Japan - A group of lawyers for plaintiffs meet the press in front of the Supreme Court in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, after a legal settlement was reached at the court on a 23-year-long dispute over the refusal by Japan Railways group companies, successor of the state-run Japanese National Railways, to hire 1,047 former unionized workers of JNR.

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Kokuro approves compromise package to settle long dispute

TOKYO, Japan - The National Railway Workers Union, known as Kokuro, holds an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on April 26, 2010, to discuss a compromise package to settle a 23-year-long dispute over the dismissal of labor union members during the privatization of Japan National Railways. The meeting approved the package under which the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, which eventually inherited JNR's debts and claims, would pay settlement money to 910 households involved in court battles.

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23 bil. yen settlement proposed for JR dispute

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters at the transport ministry in Tokyo on March 18, 2010, after receiving a proposal for a 23 billion yen settlement package to resolve a 23-year-old dispute over the dismissal of unionized workers at the former state-run Japanese National Railways. Representatives of the ruling coalition parties and the New Komeito party met with Maehara to submit the proposal.

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23 bil. yen settlement proposed for JR dispute

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters at the transport ministry in Tokyo on March 18, 2010, after receiving a proposal for a 23 billion yen settlement package to resolve a 23-year-old dispute over the dismissal of unionized workers at the former state-run Japanese National Railways. Representatives of the ruling coalition parties and the New Komeito party met with Maehara to submit the proposal.

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23 bil. yen settlement proposed for JR dispute

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters at the transport ministry in Tokyo on March 18, 2010, after receiving a proposal for a 23 billion yen settlement package to resolve a 23-year-old dispute over the dismissal of unionized workers at the former state-run Japanese National Railways. Representatives of the ruling coalition parties and the New Komeito party met with Maehara to submit the proposal.

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Railway Museum opens, featuring 36 locomotives, driving simulator

SAITAMA, Japan - Locomotives and a computerized driving simulator for a steam locomotive are featured at the new Railway Museum that opened in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 14, which fell Railways Day that marks the Oct. 14, 1872 opening of Japan's first railway line between Tokyo's Shimbashi and Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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Ex-JNR chief Takagi dies at 86

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Takagi (file photo), a former vice finance minister who later served as chief of the defunct Japan National Railways, died of acute heart failure Feb. 14. He was 86.

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Int'l transport security confab to open in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa speaks at the opening session of a two-day Ministerial Conference on International Transport Security that began in Tokyo on Jan. 12 to discuss ways to stem terror attacks on public transport systems such as railways, ships and aircraft. The 14 participating countries consist of the G-8 industrialized nations -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States -- plus China, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.

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Int'l transport security confab to open in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Ministers and senior officials in charge of transportation from 14 countries hold a two-day Ministerial Conference on International Transport Security in Tokyo on Jan. 12. They will discuss ways to stem terror attacks on public transport systems such as railways, ships and aircraft. The 14 participating countries consist of the G-8 industrialized nations -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States -- plus China, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.

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Court rules JNR unfair to union members against privatization

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs, who are members of the National Railway Workers Union, head for the Tokyo District Court Sept. 15. The court ruled that now-defunct Japanese National Railways discriminated against employees belonging to the labor union that had opposed JNR privatization.

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Women-only cars introduced in Tokyo area to prevent groping

TOKYO, Japan - Women ride on a women-only car of the Hanzomon Line of the Tokyo Metro at Omotesando Station in Tokyo on May 9. Nine railways in the Tokyo metropolitan area and subways operated by the Tokyo Metro introduced women-only cars during the morning rush-hour period to prevent groping.

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(4)Typhoon leaves 5 dead, 4 missing

TOKYO, Japan - Workers are in operation to remove mud from the railways of JT Chuo Line near Yotsuya in Tokyo on Oct. 9. Typhoon Ma-on that hit Tokyo and its vicinity with torrential rain and fierce winds wide areas in central Honshu facing the Pacific coast left five people dead and four others missing.

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Marunouchi Oazo is new face of JR Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - An aerial photo of Marunouchi Oazo, a commercial complex just north of JR Tokyo Station, which opened on Sept. 14. The complex, consisting of five buildings, is built on the 24,000-square-meter former site of the headquarters of the defunct Japanese National Railways. Oazo means 'oasis' in Esperanto.

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Guinness identifies Japanese maglev speed as world's fastest

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows a Guinness Book of Records certifying that a magnetically levitated (maglev) train of Central Japan Railways Co. (JR Tokai) has made the fastest speed in the world for any manned maglev train. JR Tokai's manned maglev train, also known as a linear motor car, scored a top speed of 581 kilometers per hour at the firm's test railway in Yamanashi Prefecture west of Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2003.

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Kamei dies at 86

TOKYO, Japan - Former Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. Chairman Masao Kamei died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital June 23, it was learned June 26. He was 86. Kamei played a key role as a government adviser in privatizing the Japanese National Railways.

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Booking trains by mobile phone becoming popular

TOKYO, Jan. 7 Kyodo - Using mobile phones to reserve seats on limited express trains run by private railways in Tokyo is fast becoming popular among passengers keen to avoid lining up for tickets at the stations. The system is seen spreading in a few years' time. Odakyu Electric Railway Co. began the service in July last year and Central Japan Railway Co. is set to introduce the service for its Shinkansen bullet train lines in the fall of 2003.

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Kyodo News starts construction of new headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Saita, president of Kyodo News, breaks ground Oct. 24 in a ceremony marking the start of construction of the agency's new 34-story headquarters in the Shiodome area of Tokyo's Minato Ward. The building, Shiodome Media Tower, is being built on a 9,323 square-meter plot that was once part of the now-defunct Japanese National Railways Shiodome freight train station. The building is due for completion by June 2003.

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Kyodo News to construct new headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the projected new headquarters of Kyodo News to be completed by June 2003. Kyodo said Oct. 23 it will hold a ground-breaking ceremony Oct. 24 to commemorate the start of construction of the new 34-story headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The ''Shiodome Media Tower'' will be constructed on a land plot which was once part of the premises of the defunct Japanese National Railways' (JNR) Shiodome freight train station.

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150th anniversary of Japanese railways

A commemorative train leaves JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2022, marking the 150th anniversary of the launch of Japan's first railway.

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150th anniversary of Japanese railways

A commemorative train leaves JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2022, marking the 150th anniversary of the launch of Japan's first railway.

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Booking trains by mobile phone becoming popular

TOKYO, Jan. 7 Kyodo - Using mobile phones to reserve seats on limited express trains run by private railways in Tokyo is fast becoming popular among passengers keen to avoid lining up for tickets at the stations. The system is seen spreading in a few years' time. Odakyu Electric Railway Co. began the service in July last year and Central Japan Railway Co. is set to introduce the service for its Shinkansen bullet train lines in the fall of 2003.

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Women-only cars introduced in Tokyo area to prevent groping

TOKYO, Japan - Women ride on a women-only car of the Hanzomon Line of the Tokyo Metro at Omotesando Station in Tokyo on May 9. Nine railways in the Tokyo metropolitan area and subways operated by the Tokyo Metro introduced women-only cars during the morning rush-hour period to prevent groping. (Kyodo)

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Kamei dies at 86

TOKYO, Japan - Former Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. Chairman Masao Kamei died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital June 23, it was learned June 26. He was 86. Kamei played a key role as a government adviser in privatizing the Japanese National Railways.

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(4)Typhoon leaves 5 dead, 4 missing

TOKYO, Japan - Workers are in operation to remove mud from the railways of JT Chuo Line near Yotsuya in Tokyo on Oct. 9. Typhoon Ma-on that hit Tokyo and its vicinity with torrential rain and fierce winds wide areas in central Honshu facing the Pacific coast left five people dead and four others missing. (Kyodo)

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Marunouchi Oazo is new face of JR Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - An aerial photo of Marunouchi Oazo, a commercial complex just north of JR Tokyo Station, which opened on Sept. 14. The complex, consisting of five buildings, is built on the 24,000-square-meter former site of the headquarters of the defunct Japanese National Railways. Oazo means 'oasis' in Esperanto. (Kyodo)

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Railway Station, Tokyo, Japan

The Tokyo Central Railway Station - Japanese Government Railways, Tokyo, Japan. Date: 1937

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Tokyo Central Railway Station, Japan

The Tokyo Central Railway Station - Japanese Government Railways, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

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JR East chief eager to export Japan's high-speed rail system

Tetsuro Tomita (L), president of East Japan Railway Co., speaks at a press conference at the UIC World Congress on High Speed Rail on July 7, 2015, in Tokyo, where he expressed a desire to export Japan's Shinkansen bullet train system. On the right is Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe meets Russian Railways head at high-speed rail congress

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) shakes hands with Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin at the UIC World Congress on High Speed Rail on July 7, 2015, in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian Railways chief interested in Sakhalin-Hokkaido railroad

Vladimir Yakunin, president of state-owned Russian Railways, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 6, 2015. He said connecting Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East and Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido via railroad is technically possible. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Congress on High Speed Rail held in Tokyo

The 9th World Congress on High Speed Rail, hosted by the International Union of Railways commences in Tokyo on July 7, 2015. More than 1,000 people from governments, railway companies and research institutes around the world are taking part in the four-day conference. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Congress on High Speed Rail held in Tokyo

Tetsuro Tomita, president of East Japan Railway Co., addresses the opening ceremony of the 9th World Congress on High Speed Rail in Tokyo on July 7, 2015. More than 1,000 people from governments, railway companies and research institutes around the world are taking part in the four-day conference hosted by the International Union of Railways. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo