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July 25, 2022 | Policy

Obituary: Yoshiyuki Kasai

Mr Yoshiyuki Kasai, the honorary chairman of Central Japan Railway (JR Central), who played a key role in privatising Japanese National Railways (JNR), died in Tokyo on May 25 at the age of 81, writes Roderick Smith.*

October 20, 2021 | Infrastructure

Construction starts on Chuo Shinkansen depot

Chubu depot will maintain the Chuo Shinkansen maglev train fleet.

April 6, 2020 | High-speed

Hitachi unveils latest version of JR Central maglev test train

HITACHI has unveiled a more streamlined version of the series LO maglev test train which it is building for JR Central.

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