The conductor, who was not licensed to drive the bullet train, was left in charge for three minutes as it rocketed at 93mph with 160 passengers on board.
Hokkaido Shinkansen struggling amid competition from airlines and ferries Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station, the last station on the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line. Hokkaido Shinkansen is struggling to compete against airlines and ferries. | HOKKAIDO SHIMBUN
Hokkaido Shimbun May 3, 2021
It has been five years since the Hokkaido Shinkansen began operations, but business is struggling, partly due to high prices compared with airlines, ferries and other shinkansen operators.
For example, airlines offer early purchase discounts, and Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Central) offers a variety of discounts to attract business travelers. Ferry companies are also providing special services amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Two men found guilty of bid-rigging for Tokyo-Osaka maglev Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Former executives of Kajima Corp. and Taisei Corp. were found guilty Monday of rigging bids for construction work on the Tokyo-Osaka maglev train project. | KYODO
Kyodo Mar 1, 2021
The Tokyo District Court on Monday found two men guilty of rigging bids for construction work on the Tokyo-Osaka maglev train project involving four major contractors.
The court handed down an 18-month prison term, suspended for three years, to both Ichiro Osawa, a 63-year-old former civil engineering sales division manager of Kajima Corp., and Takashi Okawa, a 70-year-old former managing director of Taisei Corp.