Japan: Hokkaido Shinkansen extension line likely to miss 2030 opening target
Japan's agency in charge of the extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen line to Sapporo says it will be extremely difficult to open the line at the end of fiscal 2030. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240508_21/Japan's JR Central halts works on maglev tunnel after fatal incident
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hukAxbr1VOU&t=17s Following a deadly tunnel collapse, Central Japan Railway Co. has halted construction work on mountain tunnels for its maglev Shinkansen train line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/10/29/national/jr-tunnel-death/Japan. Shoddy tunnel work cause of road cave-ins in western Tokyo
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