By SOKICHI KURODA/ Staff Writer
June 21, 2021 at 17:40 JST
The maglev test line in Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, in May (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
SHIZUOKA--The governor of Shizuoka Prefecture won a fourth term in office June 20, throwing into doubt plans for early completion of a massively costly super-fast rail project that has been years in the making. [Read More]
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