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Here is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.

International cruise ship operations resumed in Japan on Dec. 15 after an almost three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, with a ship operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Lines Ltd. setting sail for the Indian Ocean from Yokohama port near Tokyo.

Starting March, international cruise ships operated by foreign companies are expected to dock at Japanese ports, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has revealed its intention to purchase two ocean-going cruise ships for around ¥1 100 billion ($722 million).

Addressed and been prioritized in this legislation. we are going to be very excited to sign it hopefully in the coming days. >> early reports are indicating that the fatal amtrak derailment in washington similar to the 2015 derailment in philadelphia could have been prevented by positive train control which congress passed in 08 and was supposed to be on all lines by 2015. that has been pushed back and only on a quarter of passenger lines right now. is this white house considering any steps to s...

Know, with the speed that -- or with the energy that we can see here in this crash, it tells us they werent going at a low speed. you always want the cars to remain upright. thats the best outcome for passengers. but in this case, falling from that bridge or going into the woods where they can hit other things, again, those are all not outcomes that you want to see, especially train cars flipped over. >> theres been a lot of talk about ptc, positive train control. can you explain exactly what th...

That? >> there were a couple of reasons. one was it was a far more complex task than they first imagined. it was far more expensive. the rail lines have spent upwards of 6 to $7 billion putting ptc in place. still, you know, it really is inexexcusable on passenger lines where sometimes they are shared with freight as well that the passengers arent being protected. >> people are dying because this technology is not in place and its available and out there. thank you for being with us. appreciate ...

And so few passenger lines have them. congress mandated ptc almost ten years ago and the deadline keeps getting pushed back. is it a money issue? i hate to bring up probability and statistics. but is the issue that these railroads say, well, given how much it cost and given how many crashes we have it doesnt make financial sense, is that why we dont see it? >> well, i have been dealing with railroad safety since 1968 and every proposed regulation or statutory mandate, the railroad industry compl...