People clap to celebrate the first sale of the year at the Kesennuma fish market in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, on Wednesday.

East Japan Railway Co. plans to construct a new station between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations on the Yamanote Line, the first new stop in more than 40 years on the loop line in central Tokyo, The Yomiuri Shimbun learned Wednesday. (Jan.5) [More...]

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