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28.04.26 - 11:37
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JR West, Resona Holdings Eyeing Capital, Biz Alliance (Nippon)
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Osaka, April 28 (Jiji Press)--West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, and major Japanese banking group Resona Holdings Inc. are considering forging a capital and business alliance, it was learned Tuesday. The railway company, which serves the Kansai western Japan region, plans to expand into financial services by acquiring an equity stake of about 20 pct in Kansai Mirai Bank, a Resona Holdings s......
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28.04.26 - 09:18
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Central Japan Railway Earnings Up In Q1 (AFX)
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TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - Central Japan Railway Co. (9022.T), on Tuesday reported higher net income in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 compared with the previous year. For the first quarter, net inc......
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28.04.26 - 08:06
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Humanoid robots to become baggage handlers in Japan airport experiment (The Guardian)
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Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country's surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortagesJapan's famously conscientious but overburdened baggage handlers will soon be joined by extra staff at Tokyo's Haneda airport – although their new colleagues will need to take regular recharging breaks.Japan Airlines will introduce humanoid robots on a trial basis from the beginning of May, with a view to deploying them permanently as a solution to the country's chronic labour shortage. Continue reading......
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28.04.26 - 02:24
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JAL to Test Humanoid Robots for Airport Ground Handling Work (Nippon)
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Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan Airlines and GMO AI & Robotics Corp., a unit of GMO Internet Group Inc., have announced a demonstration experiment to utilize humanoid robots for ground handling tasks at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. The roughly three-year test will begin next month with the aim of reducing the need for manpower and cutting employee workloads amid a severe labor shortage in the......
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25.04.26 - 12:36
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Victims Mourned 21 Years after Train Crash in Western Japan (Nippon)
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Amagasaki, Hyogo Pref., April 25 (Jiji Press)--A memorial ceremony was held Saturday to mourn more than 100 victims of a fatal train derailment accident that occurred in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, exactly 21 years ago. Bereaved families and others, including those injured in the crash, paid tribute to the victims at the ceremony held by West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, a......
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23.04.26 - 15:24
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Oita Court Rejects Disabled People′s Claim over Unmanned Stations (Nippon)
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Oita, April 23 (Jiji Press)--A district court in southwestern Japan on Thursday dismissed a damages claim by people with disabilities who said that the unmanned operations of stations by Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, violated their freedom of movement. "It cannot be acknowledged that there was unfair and discriminatory treatment" on the grounds of disability in operating stations withou......
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23.04.26 - 10:12
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Multilingual Alerts, Pictograms Proposed after Foreigner Accident (Nippon)
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Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese transport ministry affiliate on Thursday proposed the introduction of multi-language warnings and pictograms, after a foreign tourist was hit and killed by a train last August. According to a report on the accident released by the Japan Transport Safety Board the same day, a two-car train of Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, hit the tourist, a 55-yea......
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22.04.26 - 06:06
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ANA to Introduce Fuel Surcharges for Domestic Flights (Nippon)
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Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)--All Nippon Airways is considering introducing fuel surcharges for domestic flights in fiscal 2027, it was learned Wednesday. Aviation fuel prices are surging amid escalating turmoil in the Middle East, making it increasingly difficult for the airline to maintain its profitability on domestic routes. Details of the surcharge system will be worked out later. AN......
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21.04.26 - 07:18
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Many Flights Canceled in Japan for Air Traffic Control Glitch (Nippon)
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Tokyo, April 21 (Jiji Press)--A glitch occurred at the Japanese transport ministry's air traffic control system Tuesday morning, leading to the cancellations of many flights and affecting a total of about 13,900 people. Japan Airlines was informed that the system was restored around 8:15 a.m. But 53 JAL group domestic flights, mainly those to and from Tokyo's Haneda Airport, were canceled. ......
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20.04.26 - 11:42
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JAL, ANA to Double Fuel Surcharges in May (Nippon)
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Tokyo, April 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways said Monday that they will nearly double their fuel surcharges for international flights booked in May and June, due to soaring aviation fuel prices amid tensions in the Middle East. The major Japanese airlines initially planned to raise the surcharges in June but will now move up the increases. For flights from Japan to ......
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