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11.03.26 - 14:06
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JR East to Raise Fares for 1st Time since Privatization (Nippon)
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Tokyo, March 11 (Jiji Press)--East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, will increase fares by an average 7.1 pct on Saturday, marking the first full-scale fare revision since the privatization of Japan National Railways in 1987, excluding changes due to consumption tax hikes. The starting fare for tickets on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo and other lines will rise by 10 yen to 160 yen. The price hike......
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11.03.26 - 13:06
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Japanese-Owned Ship Damaged in Persian Gulf (Nippon)
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Tokyo, March 11 (Jiji Press)--A container ship owned by Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. has been damaged while anchored in the Persian Gulf, it was learned Wednesday. The Japanese and other crew members were unharmed. The ship is able to sail on its own, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said. According to the company and the Japanese transport ministry, the vessel's stern was damaged in the early ho......
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07.03.26 - 12:30
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Middle East Tensions Disrupt Maritime Transport to Japan (Nippon)
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Tokyo, March 7 (Jiji Press)--The U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran have paralyzed maritime shipping between the Middle East and Japan, disrupting both imports to and exports from the Asian country. Ocean Network Express, a container shipping company jointly owned by Japan's Nippon Yusen K.K., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., has stopped accepting bookings for new cargo to......
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01.03.26 - 10:12
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Japan Companies Stop Shipments thru Strait of Hormuz (Nippon)
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Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)--Three major Japanese shipping companies stopped oil and other shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. and Israeli forces began strikes against Iran on Saturday, officials said Sunday. Nippon Yusen K.K., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. halted operations in the strategic waterway and took such measures as keeping ships on stand......
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28.02.26 - 13:36
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Meitetsu Department Store Closes in Nagoya after 71-Yr Run (Nippon)
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Nagoya, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)--The main store of Meitetsu Department Store Co., a landmark at Nagoya Station in central Japan for over 71 years, closed permanently on Saturday. The closure is part of a redevelopment plan for the Nagoya Station area led by the department store operator's parent company, Nagoya Railroad Co. But it is uncertain when the store building will be demolished and a......
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