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As Wednesday marks the 80th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, streetcars exposed to the attack continue to provide transportation and opportunities for peace education in the city.

The affected streetcars have become a symbol of the city's reconstruction, as they resumed operations soon after the blast.

A key transport link in the city and a treasure. The city and the Hiroshima Electric Railway should be celebrated for keeping this link to the past operating throughout and past the darkest days of humanity.

The Red Star is set to debut in February 2027 to coincide with the drift ice season along the Sea of Okhotsk. The round-trip service will span two days between JR Sapporo and Abashiri stations.

The Blue Star will be in service from June to September, mainly during the lavender blooming season, between JR Asahikawa and Biei stations, and JR Furano Station.

The more trains the better even if some of them are mini Snowpiercer expresses for the rich. Train travel is already normalized for much of the world, but if we lure some people with big wallets on these experiences then maybe they will fund similar things in the unenlightened world.

A man sustained injuries after falling through the floor of a bathroom at a train station in western Japan, the railway operator said Thursday.

According to JR Shikoku, a panel in the floor covering a maintenance space gave way under the man trapping him in a 65-centimeter-deep hole.

The incident occurred at around 8:45 a.m. at Ritsurin Station on the Kotoku Line in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture.

My literal worst nightmare.