Wildlife is posing an obstacle to rural night trains, particularly in Mie Prefecture, where drivers are forced to slow down to avoid hitting deer, boar and even monkeys.
So much wildlife converges on the tracks between Takihara Station in the town of Odai and Aso Station in Taiki, it sometimes resembles a nighttime safari, officials said.
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