Commuters stranded by thundering rainstorm in Tokyo

Commuters stranded by thundering rainstorm in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters are stranded at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on July 29 as a thundering rainstorm knocked out train service of the busy JR Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines. The downpour also halted the Shinkansen bullet train service between Shinagawa in Tokyo and Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture and cut short a pre-Olympic soccer game in Tokyo between Japan and Argentina.

Young people participate in electric karting competitions in Romania

STORY: Young people participate in electric karting competitions in Romania DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Bucharest CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the electric karting competitions STORYLINE: The two-day National Electric Karting Championship and Bucharest's Grand ePrize in Electric Karting concluded on Monday in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, with young people aged between 5 and 14 competing in the games. The race from downtown Bucharest which encircles the National Art Museum was the most beloved by "pilots" as it has lines with high speeds and short turns. The karts are 100 percent electric powered by solar batteries. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bucharest. (XHTV)

Commuters stranded by thundering rainstorm in Tokyo

Commuters stranded by thundering rainstorm in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters are stranded at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on July 29 as a thundering rainstorm knocked out train service of the busy JR Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines. The downpour also halted the Shinkansen bullet train service between Shinagawa in Tokyo and Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture and cut short a pre-Olympic soccer game in Tokyo between Japan and Argentina. (Kyodo)