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http://sevententotokyo.com/2008/11/the-depressing-experience-of-the-trains-in-tokyo/. Tokyo has one of the most detailed and efficient train systems in the world. A person would be hard-pressed to find a place in Tokyo which cannot be ...

This past Saturday was supposed to be my 7th summiting of Takigo-yama, but unfortunate events with the Chuo Line lead to the nixing of that, but on the positive side ...

Jump to Comments So sorry guys, everything just moved up 1 gear since mid Sept I’ve been on the road and been home only less than 20% of the time ...

Last day in Japan. Having experienced within this short trip, nature, history, tradition, modernity and some great food. I was VERY reluctant to live. I had some free time ...

Recharging an electric scooter in Shanghai, with power cable dangled from home window to tree to scooter. Whilst I've never come across any examples using scooters - whether, and in ...

A Japan Airlines passenger plane from Malaysia became stuck on the runway shortly after landing at Tokyo's main airport. read more

Brazil is stepping ahead on use of bio combustibles again. Nowadays the less pollutant natural gas is already an important combustible over Rio de Janeiro bus fleet, now Rio wants ...

You remember the 'plumbers?' That was the name given to a special government committee - known as the Plunge Protection Team. When the drains get clogged and the water starts ...

Tokyo, Nov 17 (DPA) Tokyo stocks opened modestly higher Monday as investors bought back battered shares, but gains were capped due to anxiety over the slowdown of Japan’s economic growth.The ...

Tokyo, Nov 17 (DPA) Tokyo stocks opened modestly higher Monday as investors bought back battered shares, but gains were capped due to anxiety over the slowdown of Japan’s economic growth. ...