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11 storiesHisatsu Orange Railway to resume full service Oct. 13 after Kumamoto quake
Hisatsu Orange Railway said on Oct. 6 that it will run trains across its whole line from the first service on Oct. 13, reopening the Yatsushiro–Higo Tanoura section in Kumamoto Prefecture that the July earthquake forced it to close. Replace…
Japan farm ministry orders Fukui seafood firm over mislabeled Echizen crab gifts
Japan's agriculture ministry issued a measures order on Oct 6 against Fukumaru Foods, a seafood processor in Echizen Town, Fukui Prefecture, for labeling products as Echizen crab while using mizugani, a crab not counted as Echizen crab. The…
Japan police agency: 25.8% of signal controllers past renewal standard, worst on record
The National Police Agency said 25.8 percent of Japan's 203,251 signal controllers — 52,357 units — had passed the 19-year renewal standard in fiscal 2025, the worst share on record. Commissioner Yoshinobu Kusunoki told a meeting of prefect…
Hisatsu Orange Railway to fully reopen on Oct 13 after July quake suspensions
Hisatsu Orange Railway, a third-sector line linking Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures, said it will resume service on the Yatsushiro–Higo-Tanoura section on Oct 13, restoring the full Yatsushiro–Sendai route about two and a half months aft…
Tamanoi Shuzo to release Chiikawa Kurimanju dashi-wari sake set on Nov 10
Tamanoi Shuzo will release a “Chiikawa Nihonshu to Odashi no Dashi-wari Set” designed around the Chiikawa character Kurimanju on November 10, priced at 4,400 yen including tax. Preorders opened on October 5 at the brewery’s online shop. The…
Nippon Ham to cut Schauessen pack weight by 10g, keeping price unchanged
Nippon Ham said it will reduce the contents of its flagship “Schauessen” sausages from 117 grams to 107 grams per pack for deliveries from October 1, leaving the reference retail price of 702 yen including tax for two bundles unchanged — an…
Aichi supermarket recalls dried sardines after suspected pufferfish found
Aichi prefecture said dried young sardines (shirasu-boshi) sold at a supermarket in Komaki city contained what appeared to be a juvenile pufferfish about 14 mm long. Processor Sanwa of Kashiwa, Chiba, is voluntarily recalling 52 packs sold …
Komatsu Airport runway reopens after crack forced closure
Komatsu Airport in Ishikawa Prefecture closed its runway on the morning of 5 October after a crack about 40 centimetres by 40 centimetres and 4 centimetres deep was found in the asphalt, and it reopened the same day. A Japan Airlines flight…
Uchibo Line resumes between Nagaura and Kisarazu after Typhoon No. 25
JR East resumed service on the Nagaura–Kisarazu section of the Uchibo Line from the morning of Oct 5, after landslides and heavy rain from Typhoon No. 25 forced part of the line to be suspended. NHK reported that shuttle operations began on…
Uchibo Line reopens between Nagaura and Kisarazu; substitute buses start
JR East resumed train service on the Uchibo Line between Nagaura Station in Chiba Prefecture and Kisarazu Station from the first train on Oct. 5, and substitute buses began running between Anegasaki and Nagaura. Typhoon No. 25 cut the line,…
Hanshin title sales begin in Kansai; about 3,000 queue at Osaka store
Commemorative sales marking the Hanshin Tigers' first back-to-back Central League titles began on Oct 4 at department stores and other retailers in the Kansai region. About 3,000 people lined up before the Hanshin Umeda main store in Osaka,…