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An Isumi Railway train bears a logo designed in the image of the Kumagawa express train to provide encouragement for Kumagawa Railway Co. (Provided by Isumi Railway Co.) In business for more than a century, Takada Sekaikan, one of Japan's oldest movie theaters, reached out to a struggling entity trying to stay on the rails during the novel coronavirus pandemic.  One Sunday in mid-October, many people lined up in front of the theater in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, to see a special attraction. The comedy-horror film to be screened was “Densha o Tomeruna: Noroino 6.4 Kilometers” (Do not ...

Chiba: There’s a lot more to Japan’s international gateway than you might expect Dec. 22, 2020 06:19 am JST Dec. 22, 2020 | 06:47 am JST CHIBA Located approximately just east of Tokyo, Chiba is easily accessible. Most tourists might make the mistake of thinking about Chiba just as an entry point to the rest of the country yet the region is full of gems that give the prefecture its own unique charm. Chiba is blessed with an attractive coastline that in the summer sees Tokyoites arriving in droves to enjoy the wide sandy beaches, high-quality surf and laid-back atmospher...

Japan to invite bids for offshore wind plants off Chiba and Akita Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Wind turbines of an offshore commercial wind power plant are seen in Taiwan in November 2019. The Japanese government is planning to invite applications from companies to build such offshore turbines. | KYODO Jiji Nov 13, 2020 The government is expected soon to begin inviting applications for operating offshore wind power plants in designated areas in Chib...