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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

JAL shines supportive light on transport industry rival

JAL's in-flight magazine Skyward features a spread on railway extension work being carried out on the Hokkaido Shinkansen line. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

The May issue of Japan Airlines Co.'s domestic in-flight magazine carries an unusual story about a major rival in the transport industry -- Shinkansen bullet trains.

The special feature article, which centers on railway extension work being carried out on the Hokkaido Shinkansen line, was the brainchild of a JAL employee working on loan with Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT), an independent administrative entity based in Yokohama.

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