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Tokyo-bound express train hits and kills four workers at railway station in Japan Railway officials said it was unclear why the workers did not leave the site when the train was approaching, or what the lookout people were … Euronews flipped this story into…

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Tokyo-bound express train hits and kills four workers at railway station in Japan Railway officials said it was unclear why the workers did not leave the site when the train was approaching, or what the lookout people were … Euronews flipped this story into…

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that Yuji Watanabe’s photographs [of Japanese Folklore]. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Yuji Watanabe’s photographs [of Japanese Folklore].

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Yuji Watanabe’s photographs [of Japanese Folklore]”
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Two independent web search results confirm that Yuji Watanabe is a photographer who has produced work based on Japanese folklore (Yōkai), including a solo show at 229GALLERY in Tokyo in September 2024.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yūji Oda (織田 裕二, Oda Yūji; born December 13, 1967) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is one of Japan's 11 most popular male entertainers, according to an NHK survey taken in 2004. In one survey, he w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yūji_Oda
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Japan men's national volleyball team (Japanese: 男子バレーボール日本代表), also referred to as Ryujin Nippon (Japanese: 龍神ニッポン; Lit. trans: Dragon God of Japan) or simply Nippon, represents Japan in internati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_men's_national_volleybal…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ken Watanabe (渡辺 謙, Watanabe Ken; born October 21, 1959) is a Japanese actor. He is best known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Watanabe
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Claim 2: “Tesla has witnessed declining sales over the last couple of years”
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Multiple sources indicate declining sales trends: NPR reports a sharp drop in January 2025 registrations in Europe, CleanTechnica reports an 11.4% decline in California sales for 2025, and another source explicitly states Tesla has been in decline sales-wise for a couple of years.
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web search NEUTRAL — Clouds loom over Tesla's gigafactory near Berlin, in November 2024. Data released this week by a European trade group shows that new Tesla registrations in January 2025 have dropped sharply, compared …
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/27/nx-s1-5311609/tesla-sales-eur…
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web search NEUTRAL — The company dropped from 202,865 sales in 2024 to 179,656 sales in 2025. Still, Tesla ended the year with a bigger portion of the California auto market than all but two other auto brands — Toyota and…
https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/21/tesla-sales-declined-11…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tesla has been in decline, sales-wise, for a couple of years now.This is the first year-over-year delivery growth the company has experienced in two years. The bulk of these deliveries come from the M…
https://www.engadget.com/2207032/tesla-q2-vehicle-deliveries…
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Claim 3: “Tokyo-bound express train hits and kills four workers at railway station in Japan”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a Tokyo-bound express train (specifically the Spacia X2) hit and killed four railway workers (three workers and a supervisor) at Shin-Kanuma Station.
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web search NEUTRAL — The four, three workers and a supervisor, were rushed to a hospital but later pronounced dead, according to police and train operator Tobu Railway Co. Six other people at the site, two other workers, …
https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/tokyo-bound-express-trai…
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web search NEUTRAL — Four railway workers killed by express train at station in Japan.Japanese express train hits and kills 4 workers at a railway station. 14 hours ago. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — The railway company said the Spacia X2, a six-car limited-express train from Tobu Nikko Station bound for Tobu Asakusa Station in Tokyo, hit the workers, who were weeding on railroad tracks at Shin-Ka…
https://web.archive.org/web/20260829001454/https://www.japan…
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Claim 4: “Tesla can afford to sell the Model Y for under $23,000 in Tokyo”
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Only one specific web search result claims that the Model Y costs less than $23,000 in Tokyo. Other results from Tesla's official site and Wikipedia provide general company information but do not confirm this specific pricing in Tokyo.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tesla, Inc. ( TEZ-lə or TESS-lə) is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, it designs, manufactures, and sells battery electric vehicles (BEVs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tesla Cybercab is a two-passenger battery-electric robotaxi manufactured by Tesla, Inc. for its Robotaxi ride-hailing service. Designed exclusively for autonomous operation, it has no steering whe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tesla Cybertruck is a battery-electric full-size pickup truck manufactured by Tesla, Inc. since 2023. It was presented as a prototype concept in November 2019, with an angular design composed of f…
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