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Yamanote Line closed all days on this weedend – Final stage of Shibuya improving work
November 17, 2023
“YUFUIN NO MORI” will soon be back again – JR Kyushu restores damages by heavy rain
July 20, 2023
Minamiaso Railway overcomes the earthquake – Restarting full operation after 7 years
July 10, 2023
Minamiaso Railway new diesel car unvailed – Restoring from the Kumamoto earthquake
January 10, 2023
Yamanote Line will be partly closed for 2 days – Track works at Shibuya on January 8-9
January 4, 2023
Peach’s international flights revives on August – “Osaka-Seoul” route is ready to restart
June 29, 2022
Seoul Metro reopens midnight train services – Korea’s COVID-19 controls quite cleared
June 15, 2022
Daylight “HARUKA” train restart to Kansai Airport – Link to accepting tourists into Japan
June 10, 2022
Kamikochi Line will restart full operation on June – Damaged by the heavy rain in 2021
May 12, 2022
Nankai resumed “rapi:t” canceled by COVID-19 – Kansai Airport passengers on the rise
May 10, 2022
Countdown to restoration of the damaged bridge – Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line
December 26, 2020
Disrupted due to heavy snow – Kisuki Line between Izumo-Yokota and Bingo-Ochiai
December 23, 2020
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June 18, 2025
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June 17, 2025
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June 16, 2025
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June 13, 2025
Take the “Beer Express” to the Kawagoe Summer Festival while drinking draft beer – The Laview stopped at Hon-Kawagoe Station becomes “Platform Bar”
June 12, 2025
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June 11, 2025
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