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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

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WAY TO GO ‘River’ timetable a big hit with train passengers and enthusiasts March 18, 2020 TOKUSHIMA--Train timetables are a bible by which train buffs live. And now Shikoku Railway Co. (JR Shikoku) has gone a step further by printing up schedules to show when its trains approach bridges over rivers in Tokushima Prefecture.
PARTIES OUT, EVENTS SCRAPPED Virus fears ruin festive spirit of Tokyo’s cherry blossom parties March 17, 2020 Though cherry blossoms in the capital were officially declared to be blooming on March 14, an advisory by the Tokyo metropolitan government to refrain from gathering in large groups has dampened plans for “hanami,” or flower viewing events.

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