Japan’s bullet trains shift to cargo as seats go unfilled

Japan’s bullet train operators are launching high-speed cargo services in a sign of how labour shortages and dwindling ...

Japan uses high-speed train for freight transport

Passenger transport in Japan is declining. The railway company JR East is looking for alternatives – and is sending freight ...
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Japan's No.1 freight train company halts all cargo, NHK reports

TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Japan Freight Railway (JR Freight) suspended all cargo train operations on Wednesday after the company found evidence of misconduct in safety tests, public broadcaster NHK ...