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Japan's new "Doctor S" train carries passengers while inspecting tracks

The midday roundup also covers heavy rain, adults trying out new careers and cyberattack threats against internet users.

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0:46Madrid's annual sheep parade detours around a housing-cost protest campsite.
1:45Heavy rain brings flooding and landslides to parts of Japan, while Hakone experiences cold wind and rain.
5:03Doctor S begins combining regular Shinkansen passenger service with track inspections.
7:51Adult KidZania visitors try simulated careers to consider job changes and life after retirement.
11:30The broadcast reports ransom threats against GMO users; at 16:04, Giftee reports unauthorized digital-gift issuance.
18:03The imperial couple conclude their Kochi visit; at 18:57, the bulletin reports consular access to a journalist detained in Russia.

Japan's new "Doctor S" Shinkansen has two jobs: carrying ordinary passengers and checking the tracks beneath them. The train begins service in a midday news roundup that moves from severe weather to cybersecurity and changing working lives.

Japan's All-Nippon News Network, operated by TV Asahi and its affiliates, presents the broadcast on ANNnewsCH under the title "【ライブ】10/27 昼ニュースまとめ最新情報を厳選してお届け ANN/テレ朝【LIVE】," meaning "Live: Midday news roundup and selected latest updates, 10/27."

The railway report introduces Doctor S as a successor to the retiring Doctor Yellow inspection train. Combining inspections with regular passenger service means checking infrastructure need not depend solely on a dedicated inspection run. A station user interviewed in the segment points to the time savings as a sign of technological progress.

Earlier, the bulletin reports record heavy rain, flooding and landslides across parts of Japan, linking the conditions to the remnants of Typhoon No. 30 and a seasonal rain front. One resident describes water rising above knee level and police responding. In Hakone, a mountain resort area southwest of Tokyo, cold rain and wind leave tourists struggling to see the scenery.

A different kind of preparation is underway at KidZania Tokyo. Its adult sessions, open to people aged 16 and older, let visitors try simulated jobs. The report finds participants using the experience to reconsider careers or explore what they might do after retirement, turning a venue associated with children's role-play into a place for adult decisions.

The cybersecurity coverage reports ransom demands targeting GMO Internet Group's VPS cloud service, including threats to expose browsing histories and personal information to users' families. One affected user says the URLs shown were recognizable as their own browsing history. Separately, digital-gift provider Giftee reports that system vulnerabilities enabled unauthorized issuance of gifts worth about 550 million yen. GMO's chief executive calls for active cyber defense measures.

The international opening offers an unusual collision of urban traditions and housing politics: Madrid's annual sheep parade detours around a protest campsite opposing rising housing costs.

The closing reports show Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako finishing a visit to Kochi Prefecture after meeting Tosa washi paper artisans. The bulletin then reports that Japan's Foreign Ministry confirmed a consular meeting with a Hokkaido Shimbun journalist detained in Russia on espionage charges.