Shizuoka Prefecture approves drilling survey for maglev train project

A ridiculous waste of money.

A ridiculous waste of money.

The study or the Maglev?

Not a waste of money. This train will allow people living in one city to work in another with only a 40 minute commute, Business meetings will be able to be arranged at short notice, tourists will be more open to multi city visits while in Japan. Japan is not building this just to show off, they are aware of the benefits it will have.

Business meetings are now on line. Zero commute time. Still, must be a nice view looking out of the window for those very slow 40 minutes.

waddoToday  08:35 am JST

Business meetings are now on line. Zero commute time. Still, must be a nice view looking out of the window for those very slow 40 minutes.

Real business owners people prefer round table meetings in person unless the distance is too far.

*The written approval marks a major shift in the prefecture's policy on the Linear Chuo Shinkansen project, which had faced delays due to opposition from former Gov. Heita Kawakatsu, *who abruptly resigned in May.

After having received a visit from some unsavoury-looking types with fingers missing and generally threatening demeanours, acting on behalf of Central Japan Railway Co.?

Why, surely the longer commute, escape home, escape office ( subject to personal choice of wi-fi laptop) was far healthier for the H.R. that little organ that needs a time-out occassionally. I totally agree that face to face avoids future misunderstandings, I liked face to face on any issue, bang resolved. Q. have the financial benefits been itemised in yen? Yep we finally got the new express connect train to link HK with M.L. what a cost, fact not used for business, now mainly used for HKs to disappear shopping in Shz and Shz to sight-see in HK, businesses already connected decades ago! UghK making similar mega mistake, late Blns over budgie, and mismanaged, GIVE US THE MONEY, WE CAN SPEND IT! and have an early comfortable retirement . Bangkok, KL etc etc... public pays...public waits, waits and paysxxx for it!

I can't see the benefit of this. Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka are already increadibly well connected by the Shinkansen.

Also, when considering that the tickets will most likely be more expensive than the shinkansen, which is already expensive, I can't imagine that people will live in Tokyo and commute to Nagoya.

And since it will mostly pass through tunnels I can't imagine that it will win over tourists who can get a much nicer view and pay less if they go by shinkansen instead.

A ridiculous waste of money.

They said the same about the shinkansen.

I can't see the benefit of this. Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka are already increadibly well connected by the Shinkansen.

It saves time and it will serve as another way to travel to Osaka or Nagoya.

Also, when considering that the tickets will most likely be more expensive than the shinkansen, which is already expensive, I can't imagine that people will live in Tokyo and commute to Nagoya.

Time is money. It will be faster and the tickets will only slightly higher than the Shinkansen.

And since it will mostly pass through tunnels I can't imagine that it will win over tourists who can get a much nicer view and pay less if they go by shinkansen instead.

It is not meant for tourist. Most of the people who use the shinkansen now, are businessmen.

Do people really want save time by 30 minutes or so?I'd rather get a discount on the outrageously expensive fare and luggage storage... They always only look at salarymen with tiny luggage whose travel expenses are paid by the company.

This unnecessary maglev train project that only power person just want it has caused ground subsidence or depletion of groundwater at plural prefectures.

Present Japan's politics just benefits large corporations who donate contribution to LDP with victimizing natural resources or ordinal life of people.