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Facial recognition gates set to debut for Narita airport train trips

Kyodo 23 Jan 2025
The system, powered by artificial intelligence, will be in use for Keisei Skyliner trains connecting Ueno Station in Tokyo with Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture, the railway operator said.
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Retro cafes bring sips of nostalgia to Japan's social media-driven youth

Kyodo 20 Jan 2025
Photo taken on Dec. 23, 2024, shows the interior of Kojo, a Showa-era cafe in Tokyo's Taito Ward. (Kyodo) ... One of the most popular cafes is Kojo (literally meaning old castle), located near Tokyo's Ueno Station and said to have been established in 1963.
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Faithful Unto Death: An exclusive excerpt from a book on unusual pet memorials

Hindustan Times 18 Jan 2025
... station ... The most famous of them all, Hachik­­o, waited nearly ten years for Hidesaburo Ueno, a university professor who had died of a cerebral hemorrhage, to return to Tokyo’s Shibuya Station.
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Dog grieving for deceased owner is the saddest thing you see today

The Times of India 15 Jan 2025
Even after Ueno passed away in 1925, Hachikō waited at Shibuya Station for nine years until his own death, making him a symbol of loyalty that is recognized worldwide.Media reports suggest that Moo ...
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Tokyo hotspot calls time on rowdy New Year’s Eve countdown

The Times/The Sunday Times 10 Dec 2024
... across Japanese culture as an example of fidelity, with Hachiko returning to the same station every day to greet his master, Hidesaburo Ueno, a professor at the Tokyo Imperial University, after work.
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Train station lockers play multiple roles for convenience sake

Asahi News 01 Dec 2024
Lockers at train stations had been largely deserted and rendered useless during the commuter-depleted COVID-19 pandemic ... (JR East) starting in September, luggage deposited in station lockers by 11 a.m ... Tokyo, Shinjuku, Ueno, Shinagawa and Ikebukuro.
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Six of the world’s weirdest and most wonderful Halloween traditions

Metro UK 31 Oct 2024
Getty Images) ... Ireland – turnip carving ... One of the most popular costumes this year is ‘one of those really low ceilings in Ueno Station’, highlighting a controversial area of a busy railway station where the ceilings are only about 1.7m (5ft6in) high.
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Onboard the Shiki-Shima, Japan’s newest luxury sleeper train

Yahoo Daily News 07 Oct 2024
Shiki Shima. Japan's Newest Luxury Sleeper Train ... Over half a century later, the Shinkansen remains an icon of both high-speed and luxury ... Journeys start from Tokyo’s Ueno Station, with itineraries including northern Honshu and Hokkaido ... View comments.
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Photo of Shibuya’s iconic dog Hachiko found

Vietnam News 23 Sep 2024
The photo appears to show station worker Kasaburo Gomi, Kenji’s father, feeding Hachiko in front of the station ... “Hachiko interacted with a lot of people at Shibuya Station [after Ueno died], so they might have taught him some tricks.
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Taiwan-Tokyo travel pass launched

Taipei Times 12 Sep 2024
Taoyuan Metro operates the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport MRT Line, while Keisei Electric Railway offers express services between Tokyo’s Narita Airport, and the Keisei Ueno and Nippori stations ...
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Some travel cards back on sale in Japan as chip shortages ease

Kyodo 01 Sep 2024
Their availability expanded from Sunday, and they are now purchasable from rail hubs including major Tokyo train stations such as Ueno, Shibuya and Shinjuku.
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International Dog Day reading list

Great Bend Tribune 21 Aug 2024
Hidesaburo Ueno, a professor at Tokyo University, adopted Hachi in 1923. Ueno took the train to work every day from Shibuya station, where each day Hachi would wait for his master and walk home with him.
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Rail, air services scaled back in Kanto region during typhoon

Asahi News 16 Aug 2024
... stations ... As for bullet train services, JR East will cancel 20 trains on the Tohoku, Joetsu and Yamagata Shinkansen lines departing from and arriving at Tokyo and Ueno stations from around 11 a.m.
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Train travels all day long with corpse aboard in Tokyo area

Asahi News 04 Aug 2024
It was used for the Shonan-Shinjuku Line service to reach Utsunomiya Station and returned to Tokyo as the Ueno-Tokyo Line service ... The train passed through Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama and other stations that are packed even on weekends.
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Population falls again, but foreign residents hit 3.3 million

Asahi News 25 Jul 2024
Japan’s population shrank by 0.7 percent in 2023, although the net loss of 861,237 included a record high inflow of 329,535 foreign nationals ... As of Jan ... This continues to accelerate ... A slew of high-rise condominiums has appeared around Ueno Station.

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