The Yomiuri Shimbun – December 16, 2015 – Hankyu Railway is operating trains adorned with pictures by manga artist Osamu Tezuka and illustrator Seizo Watase on the Takarazuka and Kobe lines. Each line is operating one decorated train. The train on Takarazuka Line bears pictures of characters created by Tezuka, who grew up in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture. Among the characters are Astro Boy and Black Jack. Pictures have been applied to the exterior of four…

The deal on the bullet train project, which would reduce the travel time between the two cities to two hours from over seven by existing express trains, would be inked during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s three-day visit to India starting Friday, official sources confirmed. (Representative image: Reuters)   THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS – December 9, 2015 1:43 AM – India’s ambitious plan to have world-class super-speed trains plying between its major cities have moved a…