Japan’s Bullet Trains Turn Freight Lifeline as Population Decline Hits Transport Sector

Japan’s iconic Shinkansen is being repurposed to carry cargo, as falling passenger demand and a worsening truck driver shortage reshape the country’s logistics sector. With high-speed deliveries and new freight models, rail operators are adapting to a rapidly changing economy.

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11 Comments

  1. Low salary is actually a bigger problem than population collapse. No one wants these jobs because you have no money after paying tax, rent, and food. Japan wants cheap labor to replace Japanese who want a living wage

  2. Improve your labour laws, work towards elimination of karoshi , increase wage/hour your youth will work eventually. all you want is cheap labor which in-turn would break what japan makes japan in exchange of just keeping thte economy alive

  3. Soon in future Japan will have everything but no humans 😂😂. It's high time Japan should loose the Work Permit. They should allow people from country work there with 6 months of Training, with Study support. Half time work, Half time study. This is how Japan and the worker both will grow.

  4. Goverment wants to import indians, Africans and Pakistanis in bulk, people are hating it, they'll rather have Europeans as immigrants, but there are not many western Europeans out there😂😂😂.

  5. Talking about JR-EAST but showing mostly JR-Central… (and trains from other countries)… people might no care about getting mid-led but this is quite a good PR for JR-Central when mostly not related…