
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.