By AYATERU HOSOZAWA/ Staff Writer
December 7, 2025 at 07:00 JST
One of Japan’s three remaining EF64 locomotives that netizens have nicknamed “shinigami” (death god or grim reaper). This photo was taken on Oct. 9 in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. (Ayateru Hosozawa)
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