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  1. alojapan.com/1484153/ldp-and-j LDP and JIP look to accelerate talks on Hokuriku Shinkansen extension route #BulletTrains #Fukui #HokurikuShinkansen #JR #JRWest #Kyoto #KyotoNews #LDP #news #NipponIshinNoKai #rail #Shinkansen #京都 #京都府 Japan’s two ruling parties are set to speed up talks on selecting a route for the planned extension of the Hokuriku bullet train line. The Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), are hoping to pick

  2. alojapan.com/1484153/ldp-and-j LDP and JIP look to accelerate talks on Hokuriku Shinkansen extension route #BulletTrains #Fukui #HokurikuShinkansen #JR #JRWest #Kyoto #KyotoNews #LDP #news #NipponIshinNoKai #rail #Shinkansen #京都 #京都府 Japan’s two ruling parties are set to speed up talks on selecting a route for the planned extension of the Hokuriku bullet train line. The Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), are hoping to pick

  3. Local governments along proposed shinkansen high-speed rail routes in Japan are stepping up efforts to advance plans for lines that have remained in the planning stage for more than half a century. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/ #japan #shinkansen #bullettrains #localgovernment

  4. Central Japan Railway, or JR Central, has said that four N700S series shinkansen trains that are set to be used also for the inspection of related equipment will be named Dr. S. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 #business #companies #jrcentral #shinkansen #rail #jr #bullettrains

  5. JR Central President Shunsuke Niwa has stressed that the firm will continue promoting the construction of the Chuo Shinkansen, the maglev line that has faced cost increases and an unclear timeline for completion. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 #business #companies #shinkansen #jr #rail #jrcentral #aichi #shizuoka #tokyo #maglev #bullettrains

  6. "As an American reporter living in Beijing, I’ve watched both China and the rest of the world flirt with cutting-edge technologies involving robots, drones and self-driving vehicles.

    But China has now raced far beyond the flirtation stage. It’s rolling out fleets of autonomous delivery trucks, experimenting with flying cars and installing parking lot robots that can swap out your E.V.’s dying battery in just minutes. There are drones that deliver lunch by lowering it from the sky on a cable.

    If all that sounds futuristic and perhaps bizarre, it also shows China’s ambition to dominate clean energy technologies of all kinds, not just solar panels or battery-powered cars, then sell them to the rest of the world. China has incurred huge debts to put trillions of dollars into efforts like these, along with the full force of its state-planned economy.

    These ideas, while ambitious, don’t always work smoothly, as I learned after taking a bullet train to Hefei, a city the size of Chicago, to see what it’s like to live in this vision of tomorrow. Hefei is one of many cities where technologies like these are getting prototyped in real time.

    I checked them all out. The battery-swapping robots, the self-driving delivery trucks, the lunches from the sky. Starting with flying taxis, no pilot on board.

    Hefei is one of the first Chinese cities to issue permits for what are basically flying cars. So I booked a ride."

    nytimes.com/interactive/2025/1

    #China #CleanEnergy #Renewables #FlyingTaxis #BulletTrains #FoodDeliveryDrones

  7. "As an American reporter living in Beijing, I’ve watched both China and the rest of the world flirt with cutting-edge technologies involving robots, drones and self-driving vehicles.

    But China has now raced far beyond the flirtation stage. It’s rolling out fleets of autonomous delivery trucks, experimenting with flying cars and installing parking lot robots that can swap out your E.V.’s dying battery in just minutes. There are drones that deliver lunch by lowering it from the sky on a cable.

    If all that sounds futuristic and perhaps bizarre, it also shows China’s ambition to dominate clean energy technologies of all kinds, not just solar panels or battery-powered cars, then sell them to the rest of the world. China has incurred huge debts to put trillions of dollars into efforts like these, along with the full force of its state-planned economy.

    These ideas, while ambitious, don’t always work smoothly, as I learned after taking a bullet train to Hefei, a city the size of Chicago, to see what it’s like to live in this vision of tomorrow. Hefei is one of many cities where technologies like these are getting prototyped in real time.

    I checked them all out. The battery-swapping robots, the self-driving delivery trucks, the lunches from the sky. Starting with flying taxis, no pilot on board.

    Hefei is one of the first Chinese cities to issue permits for what are basically flying cars. So I booked a ride."

    nytimes.com/interactive/2025/1

    #China #CleanEnergy #Renewables #FlyingTaxis #BulletTrains #FoodDeliveryDrones

  8. "As an American reporter living in Beijing, I’ve watched both China and the rest of the world flirt with cutting-edge technologies involving robots, drones and self-driving vehicles.

    But China has now raced far beyond the flirtation stage. It’s rolling out fleets of autonomous delivery trucks, experimenting with flying cars and installing parking lot robots that can swap out your E.V.’s dying battery in just minutes. There are drones that deliver lunch by lowering it from the sky on a cable.

    If all that sounds futuristic and perhaps bizarre, it also shows China’s ambition to dominate clean energy technologies of all kinds, not just solar panels or battery-powered cars, then sell them to the rest of the world. China has incurred huge debts to put trillions of dollars into efforts like these, along with the full force of its state-planned economy.

    These ideas, while ambitious, don’t always work smoothly, as I learned after taking a bullet train to Hefei, a city the size of Chicago, to see what it’s like to live in this vision of tomorrow. Hefei is one of many cities where technologies like these are getting prototyped in real time.

    I checked them all out. The battery-swapping robots, the self-driving delivery trucks, the lunches from the sky. Starting with flying taxis, no pilot on board.

    Hefei is one of the first Chinese cities to issue permits for what are basically flying cars. So I booked a ride."

    nytimes.com/interactive/2025/1

    #China #CleanEnergy #Renewables #FlyingTaxis #BulletTrains #FoodDeliveryDrones

  9. "As an American reporter living in Beijing, I’ve watched both China and the rest of the world flirt with cutting-edge technologies involving robots, drones and self-driving vehicles.

    But China has now raced far beyond the flirtation stage. It’s rolling out fleets of autonomous delivery trucks, experimenting with flying cars and installing parking lot robots that can swap out your E.V.’s dying battery in just minutes. There are drones that deliver lunch by lowering it from the sky on a cable.

    If all that sounds futuristic and perhaps bizarre, it also shows China’s ambition to dominate clean energy technologies of all kinds, not just solar panels or battery-powered cars, then sell them to the rest of the world. China has incurred huge debts to put trillions of dollars into efforts like these, along with the full force of its state-planned economy.

    These ideas, while ambitious, don’t always work smoothly, as I learned after taking a bullet train to Hefei, a city the size of Chicago, to see what it’s like to live in this vision of tomorrow. Hefei is one of many cities where technologies like these are getting prototyped in real time.

    I checked them all out. The battery-swapping robots, the self-driving delivery trucks, the lunches from the sky. Starting with flying taxis, no pilot on board.

    Hefei is one of the first Chinese cities to issue permits for what are basically flying cars. So I booked a ride."

    nytimes.com/interactive/2025/1

    #China #CleanEnergy #Renewables #FlyingTaxis #BulletTrains #FoodDeliveryDrones

  10. "As an American reporter living in Beijing, I’ve watched both China and the rest of the world flirt with cutting-edge technologies involving robots, drones and self-driving vehicles.

    But China has now raced far beyond the flirtation stage. It’s rolling out fleets of autonomous delivery trucks, experimenting with flying cars and installing parking lot robots that can swap out your E.V.’s dying battery in just minutes. There are drones that deliver lunch by lowering it from the sky on a cable.

    If all that sounds futuristic and perhaps bizarre, it also shows China’s ambition to dominate clean energy technologies of all kinds, not just solar panels or battery-powered cars, then sell them to the rest of the world. China has incurred huge debts to put trillions of dollars into efforts like these, along with the full force of its state-planned economy.

    These ideas, while ambitious, don’t always work smoothly, as I learned after taking a bullet train to Hefei, a city the size of Chicago, to see what it’s like to live in this vision of tomorrow. Hefei is one of many cities where technologies like these are getting prototyped in real time.

    I checked them all out. The battery-swapping robots, the self-driving delivery trucks, the lunches from the sky. Starting with flying taxis, no pilot on board.

    Hefei is one of the first Chinese cities to issue permits for what are basically flying cars. So I booked a ride."

    nytimes.com/interactive/2025/1

    #China #CleanEnergy #Renewables #FlyingTaxis #BulletTrains #FoodDeliveryDrones

  11. The transport ministry will likely delay starting work to extend the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line to link Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture and Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka Prefecture, sources said. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/ #japan #mlit #hokurikushinkansen #bullettrains #rail #fukui #osaka #kyoto #ldp #nipponishinnokai #environment

  12. alojapan.com/1367043/this-is-t This Is the Most Outdated Piece of Japan Travel Advice, According to a Local #BulletTrains #Japan #JapanRailPass #JapanRailways #JapanTourism #RoundtripTicket #tourism #TravelBlogs For years, there was one golden rule for travelers heading to Japan: get the Japan Rail Pass. It was a no-brainer, a budget-savvy hack shared across travel blogs and guidebooks alike. After all, the price for unlimited, nationwide travel on JR trains was roughly th

  13. alojapan.com/1367043/this-is-t This Is the Most Outdated Piece of Japan Travel Advice, According to a Local #BulletTrains #Japan #JapanRailPass #JapanRailways #JapanTourism #RoundtripTicket #tourism #TravelBlogs For years, there was one golden rule for travelers heading to Japan: get the Japan Rail Pass. It was a no-brainer, a budget-savvy hack shared across travel blogs and guidebooks alike. After all, the price for unlimited, nationwide travel on JR trains was roughly th

  14. alojapan.com/1364705/this-is-t This Is the Most Outdated Piece of Japan Travel Advice, According to a Local #BulletTrains #Japan #JapanRailPass #JapanRailways #JapanTourism #RoundtripTicket #tourism #TravelBlogs For years, there was one golden rule for travelers heading to Japan: get the Japan Rail Pass. It was a no-brainer, a budget-savvy hack shared across travel blogs and guidebooks alike. After all, the price for unlimited, nationwide travel on JR trains was roughly th

  15. alojapan.com/1364705/this-is-t This Is the Most Outdated Piece of Japan Travel Advice, According to a Local #BulletTrains #Japan #JapanRailPass #JapanRailways #JapanTourism #RoundtripTicket #tourism #TravelBlogs For years, there was one golden rule for travelers heading to Japan: get the Japan Rail Pass. It was a no-brainer, a budget-savvy hack shared across travel blogs and guidebooks alike. After all, the price for unlimited, nationwide travel on JR trains was roughly th

  16. If you’ve been to Japan, chances are you know Donna Burke — or more specifically, her voice. The effervescent Australian voice actress and singer invokes a soothing tone as she announces upcoming stops on the shinkansen. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/ #japan #society #bullettrains #shinkansen #rail

  17. A shinkansen bullet train with livery inspired by Fantasy Springs, a new area of the Tokyo DisneySea amusement park, will travel between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations from Friday to mid-September. japantimes.co.jp/business/2025 #business #companies #rail #shinkansen #bullettrains #disney #jrcentral

  18. The shinkansen is an engineering wonder, an enduring symbol of Japan's postwar economic miracle and the country's technological prowess. But the world just doesn't seem to want to buy it. japantimes.co.jp/business/2025 #business #tech #shinkansen #bullettrains #rail

  19. A shinkansen operating in Taiwan is a little-known success story that stands as proof of concept for the export of futuristic transportation technology developed over many decades in Japan. japantimes.co.jp/business/2024 #business #shinkansen #jrcentral #bullettrains #jr #rail #taiwan

  20. [Video] 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝟭𝟱𝟱 𝗺𝗽𝗵 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗷𝗶𝗻𝗴

    #HongKong’s new #HighSpeed #SleeperTrains launched in summer 2024 and while they aren’t quite as fast as flying, or daytime #BulletTrains, what they do offer is a night’s rest. #CNN takes a trip on the new service from #Beijing which offers a perfect weekend getaway.

    cnn.com/2024/12/09/travel/vide via @CNN

    📷 © CNN

    #Railway #Railways #BulletTrain #SleeperTrain #Travel #Train #Trains #NightTrain #NightTrains #China

  21. [Video] 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝟭𝟱𝟱 𝗺𝗽𝗵 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗷𝗶𝗻𝗴

    #HongKong’s new #HighSpeed #SleeperTrains launched in summer 2024 and while they aren’t quite as fast as flying, or daytime #BulletTrains, what they do offer is a night’s rest. #CNN takes a trip on the new service from #Beijing which offers a perfect weekend getaway.

    cnn.com/2024/12/09/travel/vide via @CNN

    📷 © CNN

    #Railway #Railways #BulletTrain #SleeperTrain #Travel #Train #Trains #NightTrain #NightTrains #China

  22. [Video] 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝟭𝟱𝟱 𝗺𝗽𝗵 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗷𝗶𝗻𝗴

    #HongKong’s new #HighSpeed #SleeperTrains launched in summer 2024 and while they aren’t quite as fast as flying, or daytime #BulletTrains, what they do offer is a night’s rest. #CNN takes a trip on the new service from #Beijing which offers a perfect weekend getaway.

    cnn.com/2024/12/09/travel/vide via @CNN

    📷 © CNN

    #Railway #Railways #BulletTrain #SleeperTrain #Travel #Train #Trains #NightTrain #NightTrains #China

  23. [Video] 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝟭𝟱𝟱 𝗺𝗽𝗵 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗷𝗶𝗻𝗴

    #HongKong’s new #HighSpeed #SleeperTrains launched in summer 2024 and while they aren’t quite as fast as flying, or daytime #BulletTrains, what they do offer is a night’s rest. #CNN takes a trip on the new service from #Beijing which offers a perfect weekend getaway.

    cnn.com/2024/12/09/travel/vide via @CNN

    📷 © CNN

    #Railway #Railways #BulletTrain #SleeperTrain #Travel #Train #Trains #NightTrain #NightTrains #China

  24. On Oct. 19., a shinkansen departed Tokyo bound for Shin-Osaka Station. Aboard? A horde of zombies terrorizing passengers for the two-hour-plus journey. japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/10/ #life #lifestyle #shinkansen #bullettrains #halloween #rail #zombies

  25. Behind the Tokaido Shinkansen's 60-year evolution have been planners who draw up timetables based on precise demand predictions and the staffers on the ground who execute the plans. japantimes.co.jp/business/2024 #business #companies #shinkansen #jrcentral #bullettrains

  26. The Tokaido Shinkansen marked its 60th anniversary on Tuesday, with a commemorative ceremony at Tokyo Station by Central Japan Railway to send off the first train of the day. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/ #japan #shinkansen #bullettrains #jrtokai #rail

  27. A coupler on the Tohoku Shinkansen came undone mid-journey, forcing an emergency stop and temporarily halting services as the train headed for Tokyo on Thursday. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/ #japan #shinkansen #bullettrains #jreast

  28. Shizuoka's gubernatorial election is now a close race, and speculation is mounting that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida might call a snap election this summer if the Liberal Democratic Party loses in the prefecture. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/ #japan #politics #maglev #shizuoka #heitakawakatsu #bullettrains #shinkansen #ldp #cdp #dpp #localgovernment #fumiokishida #toshimitsumotegi #shigeruishiba

  29. Campaigning for the Shizuoka gubernatorial election officially kicked off on Thursday, with the race expected to have a large impact on the future of the delayed magnetic levitation train line project. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/ #japan #politics #rail #maglev #shizuoka #heitakawakatsu #jrcentral #bullettrains #shinkansen #chuoshinkansen #ldp #komeito #cdp #dpp #jcp

  30. Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu's surprise resignation marks the exit of a long-time opponent of JR Central's maglev line and raises the possibility of a successor who might give the green light for the construction of a tunnel in the prefecture. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/ #japan #politics #shizuoka #heitakawakatsu #shinkansen #jrcentral #maglev #rail #bullettrains

  31. An extended section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line will open on Saturday, connecting the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/ #japan #tourism #bullettrains #hokurikushinkansen #hokuriku