Chūō Shinkansen Breaks Free After 10-Year Water Fight

A Shizuoka deal clears JR Central’s biggest Chūō Shinkansen hurdle, reviving Japan’s 311 mph Tokyo–Nagoya maglev plan.

Key takeaways

• Japan’s Chūō Shinkansen maglev can finally move toward construction in Shizuoka, removing the central bottleneck that had kept JR Central’s ultra-fast Tokyo–Nagoya...
• The agreement matters most for JR Central, Shizuoka authorities and communities tied to the Ōi River, because the disputed tunnel work sits on the critical pat...
• JR Central gets its blocked Shizuoka segment back
• JR Central’s Linear Chūō Shinkansen has cleared a major construction hurdle after an agreement was announced over work near Shizuoka, roughly midway between **...

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