Passengers who got off a stalled shinkansen bullet train walk along the tracks on Jan. 23 in the city of Saitama, near Tokyo.  
Transportation

Power outage-hit Japan bullet trains to remain halted throughout day

Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku shinkansen lines affected by electric wire issues

23 January 2024
All Nippon Airways is set to serve nine European cities by the end of fiscal 2024, up from five now. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
Travel & Leisure

Japan's ANA to debut flights to Milan, Stockholm and Istanbul

Carrier seeks to capture post-pandemic travel demand from Europe

23 January 2024
Scorpio Electric is preparing to launch its first model in countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines this summer. (Photo by Dylan Loh)
Transportation

China's BYD helps Singapore startup in ASEAN e-motorbike race

Scorpio Electric eyes Indonesia, Thailand for sales of electric two-wheelers

22 January 2024
A dispute between dockworkers in Australia and DP World, the country's largest port operator, is causing problems for the economy.
Supply Chain

Australian port dispute brings increasing pain to economy

Union tries to avoid arbitrator intervention, minister rules out stepping in

18 January 2024
Mitsuko Tottori will become Japan Airlines' first female president in April. (Photo by Satoko Kawasaki)
Transportation

Japan Airlines' first female chief rises to meet changing times

Former cabin attendant Mitsuko Tottori draws on customer service experience

18 January 2024
Japan Airlines' next president Mitsuko Tottori, right, shakes hands with current president Yuji Akasaka (Photo by Satoko Kawasaki)
Companies

JAL names former cabin attendant as first female president

Japanese carrier gears up for post-COVID growth with new management

17 January 2024
The high-speed rail corridor is expected to shorten the trip between Mumbai and Ahmedabad to about two hours from roughly seven.
Transportation

Japan's Sojitz lands order for Indian high-speed rail equipment

Electrification system work set to begin for Mumbai-Ahmedabad line

17 January 2024
Tourists wait to check in for flights at the Bangkok area's Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Travel & Leisure

Thailand starts checking foreigners' passports on domestic flights

Tighter rules to prevent visa overstays as tourism rebounds

17 January 2024
A Japan Airlines passenger plane burns at Haneda Airport on Jan. 2. after colliding with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft while landing. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Japan plane crash

3D visual explainer: How JAL airliner collided with Coast Guard plane

Our deep dive into the deadly Japan plane crash and its aftermath

15 January 2024
KDDI will be responsible for telecom and fare systems on about 30 kilometers of the Metro Manila Subway Project, a train depot and the operations control center.
Transportation

Japan's KDDI to take part in Philippines' first subway project

Carrier to help construct telecom infrastructure for Metro Manila development

15 January 2024
Travel demand to Asia surged in the U.S. after Japan and China lifted entry restrictions last year. 
Transportation

U.S.-Asia airfares jump as COVID travel restrictions end

Travelers head to Japan and China even as capacity remains limited

14 January 2024
The number of flights in Thailand is expected to increase 20% yearly through 2025. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Transportation

8 new rivals to crowd Thailand's airline industry this year

Upstarts seek to make their mark with customer service and accessible travel

12 January 2024
Singapore-based Grab is the most popular ride-hailing service in Vietnam, but homegrown challenger Be says it will reach profitability this year with its diverse offerings. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Technology

Vietnamese ride hailer Be Group raises $30m to fend off Grab

Startup also offers VinFast EV taxi rides, digital banking and food delivery

11 January 2024
Houthi fighters open the door of the cockpit on a seized ship in the Red Sea in this photo released Nov. 20. (Houthi Military Media via Reuters) 
Opinion

With shipping under attack, regulators should not pile on

Emission reduction burdens and bureaucracy need to be rationalized

11 January 2024
SkyDrive plans to manufacture this three-seater eVTOL aircraft in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture this spring. (Photo by Toshihide Takeda)
Transportation

Japan's SkyDrive, Suzuki plan low-cost flying taxi service in India

Partners consider Indian sales and production, hoping to launch in 2027

11 January 2024
Officials try to remove the burnt wreckage of the Japan Airlines plane that collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo.
Japan plane crash

Japan tightens air traffic control and pilot protocols with new rules

One week after collision, transport ministry takes steps to stamp out human error

10 January 2024
Runway C at Haneda Airport is back in operation on January 8. Japan's transport ministry aims to improve communications between aircraft and control towers in newly announced safety measures.
Japan plane crash

Japan upgrades safety measures after Tokyo aircraft collision

Traffic controllers stop using numbers to instruct planes during takeoff

9 January 2024
The Jan. 2 crash at Haneda Airport killed five of the Japan Coast Guard plane's six crew members. Everyone aboard the Japan Airlines jet, shown above, escaped alive. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Japan plane crash

Haneda crash probe focuses on last 2 minutes of silence

Safety board investigates human errors behind deadly accident

9 January 2024
Capital A Chief Executive Tony Fernandes held a press conference in Sepang, Malaysia, on Jan. 8. (Photo by Norman Goh)
Transportation

Malaysia's Capital A aims to consolidate aviation businesses

Fernandes seeks way to help company emerge from stock market sanction

8 January 2024
Jeepney drivers say a government plan to transition to vehicles that cause less air pollution is too expensive. (Photo by Deo Montesclaros)
Transportation

Philippines' jeepney transition plan runs into gridlock

Drivers push back against costly plans to transition to cleaner vehicles

8 January 2024
Flames engulf an Airbus-built Japan Airlines plane after its collision with a Japan Coast Guard plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Jan. 2. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Japan plane crash

Tokyo plane crash puts carbon fiber materials under scrutiny

Accidents prompt development of safer aircraft components, expert says

8 January 2024
Japan's rail freight network has found increasing favor but faces obstacles to regaining its former stature. (Photo by Hiromasa Matsuura)
Transportation

Japan seeks to revive rail freight as trucking bottleneck looms

Train operators' infrastructure needs upgrades if it is to substitute for roads

7 January 2024
Remains of the Japan Coast Guard plane destroyed in a collision with an airliner at Tokyo's Haneda Airport are investigated on Jan. 4. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Japan plane crash

Co-pilot of Japan Coast Guard plane heard directions as well as captain

Raises possibility both officers misinterpreted instructions ahead of crash

6 January 2024
A killer earthquake and a shocking airliner fire blighted the start of Japan's new year. (Source photos by Reuters and Suzu Takahashi) 
6 January 2024
Investigators comb through the wreckage left by the deadly plane collision at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Japan plane crash

Haneda air traffic control missed warning alert in JAL collision

Runway monitor in working order before crash that killed 5 coast guard members

6 January 2024