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EAST JAPAN CITY GOVT. TO REVOKE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH DHC CORP.
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- East Japan city govt. to revoke partnership agreement with DHC Corp.
- The Shimotsuma Municipal Government in Ibaraki Prefecture gave the decision.
- The company's website is said to have discriminated against Korean peop...
JR EAST TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TRAINS BY ABOUT 20%
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- JR East to reduce the number of trains by about 20%.
- Other major private railway companies also plan to cut the number of trains.
- A total of 88 trains on each day will be cut between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. on seven lines.
JR EAST CO. TO CONVERT BULLET TRAIN CARRIAGE INTO OFFICE SPACE FOR PASSENGERS
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- JR East Co. to convert bullet train carriage into office space for passengers.
- The passenger will be able to move to designated car from their seats.
- The passenger would be allowed to speak on the phone.
- The co...
HONDA ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION WITH U.S GENERAL MOTORS CO. AND CRUISE
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- Honda announces collaboration with U.S General Motors Co. and Cruise.
- Honda plans to launch a service using self-driving vehicles in Japan.
- Honda plans to continue on making autonomous vehicle MaaS business in Japan a rea...
TOKYO STOCKS END LOWER ON TUESDAY OVER NEW VARIANT OF COVID-19
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- Tokyo stocks end lower on Tuesday over new variant of COVID-19.
- The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down at 278.03 points.
- Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE ended at 27.93 points.
- Stock is...
JR EAST AND WEST RAILWAY CO. TO INTRODUCE TIME-BASED FARE SYSTEM
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- JR East and West Railway Co. to introduce a time-based fare system.
- Under this system, tickets would be made more expensive and other times cheaper during rush hours.
- The high prices would be for busy periods such as the ...
MAJOR TRAIN STATIONS IN JAPAN GET AI GUIDE PANELS FOR A TRAIL PERIOD
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- Major train stations in Japan get AI guide panels for a trial period.
- The equipment is said to provide tourists and transfer information.
- The East Japan Railway Co. is aiming to use them to make up for labor shortage.
TOKYO STOCKS END HIGHER ON TUESDAY OVER UPCOMING TRANSITION OF POWER IN THE U.S.A
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- Tokyo stocks end higher on Tuesday over the upcoming transition of power in the U.S.A.
- The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up at 638.22 points.
- The Topix index of all first section issues on the TSE ended at 35.01 p...
TOKYO STOCKS ENDED DOWN ON FRIDAY OVER GROWING COVID-19 INFECTION CASES
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- Tokyo stocks ended down on Friday over growing COVID-19 infection cases.
- The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down at 106.97 points.
- Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished at 0.98 points. <...
EAST JR CO. TO CONDUCT AUTONOMOUS TEST OF ITS SHINKANSEN BULLET TRAINS NEXT FALL
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- East Jr Co. to conduct autonomous test of its shinkansen bullet trains next fall.
- The E7-series has a top speed of 260km per hour.
- The train will run through central and eastern Japan.
- The train will hold a 5-k...
TOKYO STOCKS END HIGHER ON MONDAY; GAINS CAPPED
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- Tokyo stocks end higher on Monday; gains capped.
- The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up by 318.35 points.
- Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished at 28.62 points.
- Stock issues saw gains...
PARTIAL LOCKDOWNS IN EUROPEAN STATES LEAD TOKYO STOCK TO END LOWER
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- Partial lockdowns in European states lead Tokyo stock to end lower.
- The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down at 86.57 points.
- Topix index of all First Section issues of TSE finished at 1.62 points.
- Stock i...
EAST JR CO.TO BRING CHANGES IN LAST TRAIN DEPARTURE TIMES ON 17 METRO LINES IN TOKYO
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- East JR Co. to bring last train departure times on 17 metro lines in Tokyo.
- It is said that the East JR will do so starting from next spring.
- Takasaki and Ome lines will see the biggest schedule change.
- The lin...
TRIAL OF A NEW REPORTING SYSTEM INFORMING ROAD-DAMAGES BEGINS WITH LINE APP
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- Trial of a new reporting system informing road-damages begins with LINE app.
- Residents will be able to inform the local government about the streets that are in need of attention and need maintenance.
- The initiative has b...
JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROGEN POWERED TRAINS BY TOYOTA, HITACHI, AND EAST JR CO.
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- Joint development of Hydrogen powered trains by Toyota, Hitachi, and East JR Co.
- Toyota will develop the fuel cell power unit on the test train.
- Hitachi will produce a hybrid drive system that supplies electric power.
DEPARTURE TIMES FOR TRAINS IN TOKYO TO BE MOVED UP FROM SPRING
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- Departure times for trains in Tokyo to be moved up from spring.
- East Japan Railway Co. announced to move up the time by some 30 minutes.
- The company plans to change schedules for most of the trains within a 100-kilometer...
EAST JAPAN RAILWAY CO. UNVEILED ITS AUTONOMOUS DISINFECTION, MOBILITY ROBOTS
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- East Japan Railway Co. unveiled its autonomous disinfection, mobility robots.
- The cleaning robot was developed by Nippon Signal Co. and Cyberdyne Inc.
- The name of the robot is Clinabo CL02.
- Another robot at Yam...