Toy fair opens in Shizuoka
Japanese makers of models are showing their latest products at a trade fair in Shizuoka City. Seventy-eight makers from across the country have set up booths at the 56th annual Shizuoka Hob…
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Double-decker bullet trains to be decommissioned
Double-decker trains are to disappear from Japan's Shinkansen networks. East Japan Railway Company says it will decommission its double-decker super-express trains over a 4…
Statue of elephant Hanako built in Tokyo
A bronze statue of Japan's oldest elephant, Hanako, has been unveiled at a train station in Tokyo. About 300 people attended a ceremony on Friday in front of JR Kichijoji Station. The …
Luxury Train Launch
East Japan Railway's new luxury sleeper train has departed on its first journey from Tokyo. The 10-car "Train Suite Shiki-shima" left Ueno Station carrying 33 passengers…
Cyber Attack
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department says internet users were denied access to its website on Friday afternoon in a suspected cyber-attack. The department said on Friday it is the first…
Testing autonomous driving to begin in rural Japan
The Japanese government is eyeing self-driving technology as a way to help elderly people get around in mountainous areas, where populations are aging fast. Transport Ministry officials are…
A genius in the making?
The 14-year-old shogi player who became the youngest-ever professional in Japan has defeated one of the game's top masters. Sota Fujii became a pro player of the chess-l…
Media preview of dinosaur show
A puppet show featuring a collection of life-like dinosaurs has been unveiled to the media ahead of its opening. Theatrical performances will begin in Tokyo next week. News media were given…
Event to taste various types of jam in Komoro
Jam-lovers tried out many varieties of the fruit spread at a promotional event in the central Japanese city of Komoro on Sunday. Komoro in Nagano Prefecture is said to be the birthplace of …
Samurai parade held in Kofu
About 1,300 people dressed as samurai warriors have paraded in a city in central Japan to celebrate a 16th-century warlord. The parade in the streets of Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture on Saturd…