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A growing number of taxi operators in provincial areas of Japan have introduced innovative services to attract passengers.
High-Tech Work Vehicles 2 - Hi-tech - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Emergency response vehicles and heavy machinery have been undergoing a high tech revolution for greater efficiency and safety.
High-Tech Work Vehicles 1 - Hi-tech - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Emergency response vehicles and heavy machinery have been undergoing a high tech revolution for greater efficiency and safety.
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Japan's Maglev Train 1 - Hi-tech - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
The Linear High-Speed Train, which uses electromagnetic fields for extra-fast speeds, is Japan's latest breakthrough in the field of high-speed rail.
Japan's Maglev Train 2 - Hi-tech - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
The Linear High-Speed Train, which uses electromagnetic fields for extra-fast speeds, is Japan's latest breakthrough in the field of high-speed rail.
Japanese Kids Learning Road Safety the Fun Way 2 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
How to make sure that kids learn the rules of the road from an early age? Make the lessons fun! Introducing some of Japan's innovative road safety measures for children.
Japanese Kids Learning Road Safety the Fun Way 1 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
How to make sure that kids learn the rules of the road from an early age? Make the lessons fun! Introducing some of Japan's innovative road safety measures for children.
Train - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A new type of Shinkansen (bullet train) that can travel at 300 kilometers (186 miles) per hour will begin carrying passengers on the Sanyo Line connecting Osaka and Hakata in Kyushu in March.
Seto - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
The Nishi Seto Expressway, connecting two of Japan's four main islands--Honshu and Shikoku--with bridges and highways over the western part of the Seto Inland Sea, opened to traffic on May 1.
Railway - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A new Shinkansen ("bullet train") line linking Tokyo and Nagano opened on October 1, cutting travel time between the two cities in half, to about 90 minutes. The fastest service is the nonstop Asama No. 3 that covers the 222.4 kilometers (138.1 miles) between Tokyo and Nagano Stations in just 79 minutes.
Solar Car - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A university research team completed a 10,000-kilometer (6,210-mile) run around Europe and the United States between July and September in a car powered by solar cells and rechargable batteries. The research team from Tokyo Denki University, led by Professor Masaharu Fujinaka, spent nearly two years developing the car by altering a commercially sold vehicle.
Maglev - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
In a test run on December 24, 1997, a driverless magnetically levitated (maglev) train set a new world speed record of 550 kilometers (341 miles) per hour on an 18-kilometer (11-mile) test track in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Model - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A scale model of four train lines and nine stations was recently completed in the city of Omiya, Saitama Prefecture. Built in a factory of the East Japan Railway Company, the three-dimensional model measures 25 meters by 8 meters--nearly as large as the swimming pools found at elementary schools in Japan--making it the biggest of its kind in the world.
Shinkansen - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A new type of Nozomi Shinkansen (bullet train) made its debut on the Tokaido and Sanyo routes on March 13, amusing passengers with its distinctive, beak-like look. The start of service was marked with a ceremony on the platform of Tokyo Station.
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