THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 20, 2021 at 18:37 JST
An improved version of a maglev train for the planned Chuo Shinkansen Line is shown to the media in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, in October 2020. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The transport ministry will soon issue an administrative guidance to Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) calling for close dialogue with Shizuoka Prefecture over a local section of the long-awaited magnetic levitation rail project. [Read More]
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