The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to order Central Japan Railway, or JR Central, and five other firms to stop rigging bids for overpass inspection work, people familiar with the matter have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/03/companies/ftc-jr-tokai-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ftc #jrcentral #jr #rail
To reflect the company's train line being near a "cliff's edge" both financially and physically, Choshi Electric Railway in Chiba Prefecture has nicknamed itself the "Inubo cliff edge line." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/companies/struggling-train-humor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #chiba #tourism #rail #choshi
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They just don't make TV like this any more, even if you could find the moustaches for it
“We should invest in small, affordable vehicles.
We will propose to work with industry on a new Small Affordable Cars initiative.
The future of cars - and the cars of the future - must be made in Europe.”
— President von der Leyen will hold tomorrow the third Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry.
The dialogue is a continuation of our commitment to safeguarding the future of a sector that is vital to European prosperity.
@EUCommission
The future of #cars is to NOT be individually owned, and to be a last resort means of transportation.
Reducing drastically the share cars take in our transportation, the space they take when parked in our #cities, the #hospital beds they fill with #roadCasualties, is vital to our #climate, our #wellbeing and our #health.
We should invest in #rail and #bike #infrastructure, and not replace 260 million cars by as many e-cars.
Bullet trains were suspended as heavy rain lashed parts of Tokyo and its surrounding areas on Thursday afternoon, with flood risk advisories issued for several rivers in the capital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/11/japan/rain-tokyo-september/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meteorologicalagency #tokyo #rail #shinkansen
East Japan Railway has purchased from Goldman Sachs Group several floors in an office building connected directly to Tokyo Station, paying more than ¥50 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/companies/goldman-office-jr-east/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jreast #goldmansachs #rail #tokyo #realestate #depopulation
The number of passengers using the shinkansen and limited express train services of six Japan Railways Group companies during this summer's Bon holiday period in Japan increased 8% from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/japan/jr-train-obon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #obon #jr #shinkansen #aviation #ana #jal #rail
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@AccordionBruce @mekkaokereke @rst @jbqueru Honestly, there are aspects of *Australian* train networks that Americans can't believe.
And given how far behind Asia and Europe Australia generally is when it comes to trains, that's saying something.
For example, all of Australia's mainland capital cities are sprawled out metropolitan areas, yet have multiple electrified train lines to the edge of suburbia.
As in, the trains are generally electrified multiple units that run all day. As in, the worst lines run every 40 minutes on weekends.
That's considered *bad* by the rest of the world.
Yet there's a lot of Americans who can't even conceive of the idea that thry would catch a train to work from an outer suburb.
Seriously, most Americans have no idea how far behind the rest of their world their country is.
I had an argument on here a while ago who couldn't believe that Sydney had a metro line to its outer suburbs that was faster than driving.
And compared to Europe? Lithuania has a better train system than most of the US. And that's with a starting point of a run-down Soviet infrastructure under Russian occupation 35 years ago.
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856457201973574768
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856461225800185109
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856464287985458121
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856455170524563586
#train #trains #rail #rails #railway #railways #fuck_cars
And given how far behind Asia and Europe Australia generally is when it comes to trains, that's saying something.
For example, all of Australia's mainland capital cities are sprawled out metropolitan areas, yet have multiple electrified train lines to the edge of suburbia.
As in, the trains are generally electrified multiple units that run all day. As in, the worst lines run every 40 minutes on weekends.
That's considered *bad* by the rest of the world.
Yet there's a lot of Americans who can't even conceive of the idea that thry would catch a train to work from an outer suburb.
Seriously, most Americans have no idea how far behind the rest of their world their country is.
I had an argument on here a while ago who couldn't believe that Sydney had a metro line to its outer suburbs that was faster than driving.
And compared to Europe? Lithuania has a better train system than most of the US. And that's with a starting point of a run-down Soviet infrastructure under Russian occupation 35 years ago.
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856457201973574768
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856461225800185109
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856464287985458121
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856455170524563586
#train #trains #rail #rails #railway #railways #fuck_cars
@mekkaokereke @rst @jbqueru
We’ve been talking about high speed rail in the obvious routes like Vancouver to Portland for decades
We’ve been talking about high speed rail in the obvious routes like Vancouver to Portland for decades
I honestly think the only possible way any of them will ever be built is after the ever expected 8.0+ regional earthquake, if there remains a significantly progressive government in power
@AccordionBruce @mekkaokereke @rst @jbqueru Honestly, there are aspects of *Australian* train networks that Americans can't believe.
And given how far behind Asia and Europe Australia generally is when it comes to trains, that's saying something.
For example, all of Australia's mainland capital cities are sprawled out metropolitan areas, yet have multiple electrified train lines to the edge of suburbia.
As in, the trains are generally electrified multiple units that run all day. As in, the worst lines run every 40 minutes on weekends.
That's considered *bad* by the rest of the world.
Yet there's a lot of Americans who can't even conceive of the idea that thry would catch a train to work from an outer suburb.
Seriously, most Americans have no idea how far behind the rest of their world their country is.
I had an argument on here a while ago who couldn't believe that Sydney had a metro line to its outer suburbs that was faster than driving.
And compared to Europe? Lithuania has a better train system than most of the US. And that's with a starting point of a run-down Soviet infrastructure under Russian occupation 35 years ago.
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856457201973574768
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856461225800185109
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856464287985458121
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856455170524563586
#train #trains #rail #rails #railway #railways #fuck_cars
And given how far behind Asia and Europe Australia generally is when it comes to trains, that's saying something.
For example, all of Australia's mainland capital cities are sprawled out metropolitan areas, yet have multiple electrified train lines to the edge of suburbia.
As in, the trains are generally electrified multiple units that run all day. As in, the worst lines run every 40 minutes on weekends.
That's considered *bad* by the rest of the world.
Yet there's a lot of Americans who can't even conceive of the idea that thry would catch a train to work from an outer suburb.
Seriously, most Americans have no idea how far behind the rest of their world their country is.
I had an argument on here a while ago who couldn't believe that Sydney had a metro line to its outer suburbs that was faster than driving.
And compared to Europe? Lithuania has a better train system than most of the US. And that's with a starting point of a run-down Soviet infrastructure under Russian occupation 35 years ago.
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856457201973574768
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856461225800185109
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856464287985458121
https://pixelfed.social/p/ajsadauskas/856455170524563586
#train #trains #rail #rails #railway #railways #fuck_cars
The Indian government is pushing for more involvement by Japan in India's national high-speed railway project. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/14/economy/india-rail-project-japan-involvement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #indiajapanrelations #shinkansen #rail
With tensions increasing between Russia and Nordic countries, the 500-kilometer-long Malmbanan train line remains a prime target. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/world/politics/sweden-arctic-railway-militarized-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #sweden #arctic #climatechange #russia #rail #mining
Railway companies in Japan are increasingly expanding fare payment options, offering passengers more diverse ways to pass through station ticket gates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/29/railway-ticket-gate-access/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rail #jreast
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If you’ve been to Japan, chances are you know Donna Burke — or more specifically, her voice. The effervescent Australian voice actress and singer invokes a soothing tone as she announces upcoming stops on the shinkansen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/japan/society/donna-burke-shinkansen-announcement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #bullettrains #shinkansen #rail