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HIGH SPEED RAILWAY

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2016
Abe eyes India to cement high-speed rail dominance over China
In the strategic rivalry between Japan and China, high-speed rail contracts are one of the best ways to project power. And no Asian country offers more opportunities than India.
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2015
Texas high-speed rail firm eyes JR Tokai as partner in shinkansen technology
Texas Central Partners LLC, a U.S. company aiming to build a high-speed rail link in the state, is envisaging Japanese companies potentially providing vehicles and technologies for its planned bullet train service connecting Dallas and Houston.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 14, 2015
Abe-Modi deals shows Asia's top powers moving to keep rising China in check
India and Japan took their biggest steps yet to deepen strategic ties, and it's mostly thanks to China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2015
Japan to win contract for India's first high-speed railway
India is reportedly ready to adopt Japanese bullet-train technology, with the two nations' leaders expected to announce the agreement this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2014
Japan may waive maglev train technology license fees in deal with U.S.
The government is considering providing Japanese magnetically levitated train system technology to the United States without license fee to help realize a high-speed train service linking Washington and Baltimore, Maryland.
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2014
Kennedy to join Abe on maglev train inspection
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy will join Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday to inspect a magnetically levitated train system in Yamanashi Prefecture, the government said Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 17, 2013
Shinkansen feasibility study in Indonesia in works
The government has agreed with Indonesia to conduct next year its first feasibility study on introducing Japan's bullet train technology to the Southeast Asian country, according to a source close to the negotiations.

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