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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Central Japan Railway has said that the total construction costs for its planned superfast magnetically levitated shinkansen train line is expected to swell further to ¥11 trillion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/30/companies/maglev-shinkansen-double-cost/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #shinkansen #jr #rail #jrcentral #aichi #shizuoka #tokyo

The Japan Times

Maglev shinkansen costs seen ballooning further to ¥11 trillion

It is the second time that the project cost estimate has been revised up for the line.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

A woman in Tokyo has been arrested for pepper-spraying two men on the Yamanote Line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/japan/crime-legal/yamanote-line-train-pepper-spray-attack/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #yamanoteline #rail #jr #japanesepolice

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Woman arrested for pepper spray assault on Yamanote Line

The alleged assault injured two men and resulted in train delays of up to 15 minutes.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to order Central Japan Railway, or JR Central, and five other firms to stop rigging bids for overpass inspection work, people familiar with the matter have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/03/companies/ftc-jr-tokai-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ftc #jrcentral #jr #rail

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Japan Fair Trade Commission to warn JR Central and others over bid-rigging

The move, relating to overpass inspection work, comes after the JFTC conducted on-site inspections of JR Central and others in October last year.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

The number of passengers using the shinkansen and limited express train services of six Japan Railways Group companies during this summer's Bon holiday period in Japan increased 8% from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/japan/jr-train-obon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #obon #jr #shinkansen #aviation #ana #jal #rail

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. received assurances from top U.S. officials during a visit to Washington that the United States' alliance with his country remains ironclad. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/asia-pacific/politics/us-philippines-marcos-hegseth-rubio/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #us #indopacific #southeastasia #china #usmilitary #petehegseth #marcorubio #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #ferdinandmarcos #jr

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