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Japan plans automated cargo transport system to relieve shortage of drivers and cut emissions

TOKYO — Japan is planning to build an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka, dubbed a “conveyor belt road” by the government, to make up for a shortage of truck drivers. The ...
Fast Company

Japan is building a giant, underground conveyor belt to transport all the stuff people buy

The Japanese Transport and Tourism Ministry has a crazy idea to increase logistics efficiency, reduce road traffic, and avoid the increasingly dramatic labor shortage crisis the Asian nation is ...
Business Insider

Japan's intense trucker shortage may inspire a drastic solution — a giant conveyer belt between cities

Japanese authorities want the conveyor-belt road to run between Tokyo and Osaka. As well as tackling a trucker shortage, the road could reduce carbon emissions. Test runs are expected to begin in 2027 ...
The Republic

Japanese transport officials and police begin on-site probe after fatal crash on Tokyo runway

TOKYO (AP) — Transport officials and police began separate investigations at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Wednesday, a day after a large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on ...
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Japan transport ministry eases rules for importing US-made cars

This photo taken on Feb. 16, 2026, at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Highlander sport utility model built in the United States and imported to Japan to ...