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Japan’s transit system is private. Should other countries consider the same?
Transit in most global cities is government-run. But in Japan, that’s not the case. There, private companies run a sprawling ...
Road above Japan maglev bullet train tunnel construction site sinking: JR Tokai
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) announced on Jan. 22 that a municipal road in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, has sunk by ...
1 person is killed and 2 injured in stabbing outside Nagano station in central Japan
Authorities in Japan say one person is dead and two others are injured after a knife attack Wednesday night outside a train ...
China’s first AI railway robot is here and it’s a game-changer
China is making significant strides in artificial intelligence and robotics, with the introduction of ‘Xiaotie’, the ...
'A dark page': Why were remains of 19th-century train station in Kyushu not preserved?
Remnants discovered of a train station built in the late 19th century in the southwest Japan city of Kitakyushu, originally slated to be pr･･･ ...