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New reports emerged Monday on how fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn jumped bail in Japan, as the country's justice minister said border controls would be bolstered after the escape. The 65-year-old executive skipped bail nearly a week ago, fleeing Jap…

Tokyo: New reports emerged Monday on how fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn jumped bail in Japan, as the country's justice minister said border controls would be bolstered after the escape. The 65-year-old executive skipped bail nearly a week ago, flee…

January 6, 2020 , 2:10 PM 20192020Back to Okayama on the Shinkansen Nozomi. At the end of 2019, I was able to see the stunning Mt. Fuji from the train window! I am excited about 2020 and ready to do my best. Thank you for your continued support. @ JR…

Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation) is a method of propulsion that uses magnetic levitation to propel vehicles with magnets rather than with wheels, axles and bearings. With maglev, a vehicle is levitated a short distance away from a guide way using mag…

Your smartphone comes from China, a country where ‘phone commerce’ via a messaging app is commonplace. It’s the home of Huawei, Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent and Xaomi, and it’s home to massive investments in AI, 5G, self-driving cars, robotics, electric vehicles a…

Austria A perennial favorite European destination – and one of only four capital cities on the banks of the Danube (making a Danube River cruise an increasingly popular way to visit), elegant Vienna has steadily been shedding much of its Imperial stodginess …

This one was a quick stay – highlights include the decent breakfast spread, nice executive lounge for guests, and large upgraded room they provided us for our honeymoon. Unfortunately, we arrived at Yokohama late, since we spent several hours on the way back …

Japan is speeding up its efforts to make accommodation and transport facilities more accessible ahead of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, but some people with disabilities have questioned whether enough is being done. While the Games are touted as a chance to …

Just before Christmas I donned my Santa Claus suit and fluffy white beard and headed around 20 kilometers south down to Nagano. There, I distributed simple gifts and (hopefully) some good cheer to many children whose kindergartens and homes were damaged or d…

I can clearly remember the jarring moment when, despite being Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Transport (DfT), I realised that my concerns about the future of HS2 were being ignored. I was discussing the project with one of the department's top…