Safety concerns have arisen since Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) withdrew personnel from most of the station platforms for Shinkansen bullet trains to improve business efficiency and profitability.
In a dream photo op, a Shinkansen is barreling down the tracks alongside a speeding Formula One race car at breathtaking speeds in a scene that is sure to turn heads.
Around 294,000 homes were without power in the southernmost main island of Kyushu early Sept. 19 due to one of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit Japan.
Ballooning costs, inconvenient access and a local feud are clouding the future of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line’s Nishi-Kyushu route that will partially open on Sept. 23.