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Castles of Ukraine Museum of Miniatures in Kamianets-Podilskyi

A scale model of a railway is displayed at the Castles of Ukraine Museum of Miniatures in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

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Castles of Ukraine Museum of Miniatures in Kamianets-Podilskyi

A scale model of a railway is displayed at the Castles of Ukraine Museum of Miniatures in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

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Railroading work for new bullet train line completed

HAKODATE, Japan - A railway construction vehicle runs as part of a ceremony held at a station in Kikonai on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 1, 2014, making the completion of railroading work for the 149-km Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto stations.

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Japan's north, south tips linked by bullet train system

SAPPORO, Japan - Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station of the 149-km Hokkaido Shinkansen line is shown above in this aerial photo taken on Nov. 1, 2014, following the completion of railroading work connecting Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido with Kagoshima Prefecture on the southernmost main island of Kyushu with the bullet train system.

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Train for Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet line unveiled

HAKODATE, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. unveils a 10-car train of the H5 series to be used for the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line on Nov. 1, 2014, following the completion of railroading work.

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Opposition camp continues to boycott Diet business

TOKYO, Japan - Cabinet members and members of the ruling parties are seated at the House of Councillors Budget Committee while opposition benches are empty as the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan and its allies continue to boycott Diet business on March 5 in protest against the railroading of the budget bill at the House of Representatives on Feb. 29 by the ruling coalition. The opposition boycott again scuttled the day's session at the upper house.

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Diet stalled by opposition boycott over Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors Budget Committee failed to convene on Feb. 2 because of a boycott by opposition lawmakers in protest at the ruling camp's railroading through the lower house a proposal to send troops to Iraq.

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Ruling bloc rams election bill through upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's ruling coalition clap hands Oct. 19 after railroading a contentious bill to revise the House of Councillors' electoral system through the upper house in a vote that was boycotted by the opposition camp.

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Opposition camp continues to boycott Diet business

TOKYO, Japan - Cabinet members and members of the ruling parties are seated at the House of Councillors Budget Committee while opposition benches are empty as the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan and its allies continue to boycott Diet business on March 5 in protest against the railroading of the budget bill at the House of Representatives on Feb. 29 by the ruling coalition. The opposition boycott again scuttled the day's session at the upper house. (Kyodo)

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Japan ruling bloc pushes "conspiracy" bill through lower house panel

Japanese opposition lawmakers storm the podium of Junji Suzuki, chairman of the House of Representatives' Committee on Judicial Affairs, in Tokyo on May 19, 2017, to protest the railroading of a controversial bill that allows punishment for planning serious crimes. Suzuki belongs to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Farm minister reprimanded over TPP remarks

Farm minister Yuji Yamamoto attends a House of Representatives special panel on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2016. Yamamoto was reprimanded by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga over his controversial remarks indicating the possibility of railroading bills to approve the TPP. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's north, south tips linked by bullet train system

SAPPORO, Japan - Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station of the 149-km Hokkaido Shinkansen line is shown above in this aerial photo taken on Nov. 1, 2014, following the completion of railroading work connecting Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido with Kagoshima Prefecture on the southernmost main island of Kyushu with the bullet train system. (Kyodo)

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Train for Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet line unveiled

HAKODATE, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. unveils a 10-car train of the H5 series to be used for the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line on Nov. 1, 2014, following the completion of railroading work. (Kyodo)

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Opposition submits no-confidence motion against farm minister

Four opposition parties jointly submit a no-confidence motion against farm minister Yuji Yamamoto, who is under fire for his remarks about railroading the Trans-Pacific Partnership pact through the Diet, to House of Representatives Secretary General Shinji Mukoono (2nd from R) on Nov. 10, 2016, in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga at press conference

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2016. While the opposition bloc seeks the resignation of farm minister Yuji Yamamoto over his comment indicating the possibility of railroading the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact through the Diet, Suga brushed away the calls, saying Yamamoto withdrew the remarks and apologized. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suga reprimands farm minister over TPP remarks

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announces at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2016, that he reprimanded farm minister Yuji Yamamoto over his controversial remarks indicating the possibility of railroading bills to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. Yamamoto reportedly expressed regret that he had created a misunderstanding. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Diet stalled by opposition boycott over Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors Budget Committee failed to convene on Feb. 2 because of a boycott by opposition lawmakers in protest at the ruling camp's railroading through the lower house a proposal to send troops to Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Ruling bloc rams election bill through upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's ruling coalition clap hands Oct. 19 after railroading a contentious bill to revise the House of Councillors' electoral system through the upper house in a vote that was boycotted by the opposition camp.