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JR Tokai starts construction of maglev train stations

TOKYO, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, conducts a ceremony in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 17, 2014, to pray for safety during the construction of a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya.

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JR Tokai starts construction of maglev train stations

NAGOYA, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, conducts a ceremony at JR Nagoya Station on Dec. 17, 2014, to pray for safety during the construction of a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya.

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JR Tokai starts construction of maglev train stations

NAGOYA, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, poses for photos at JR Nagoya Station on Dec. 17, 2014, after a ceremony to pray for safety during the construction of a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya.

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JR Tokai starts construction of maglev train stations

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in September 2014, Central Japan Railway Co. unveils its new L0 series maglev train to the press at its experimental center in Tsuru in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. The company known as JR Tokai aims to start operation of the magnetically levitated train, capable of running at a maximum speed of 500 kilometers per hour, in 2027.

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JR Tokai chief speaks about maglev train project

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2014, following the firm's application to the government for approval of a plan to begin work on the construction of a 290-km magnetically levitated train line between the capital and Nagoya, central Japan, for completion by 2027.

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JR Tokai submits environment assessment papers on maglev line

TOKYO, Japan - JR Tokai officials present environmental impact assessment documents to the government on April 23, 2014, ahead of the planned start in the coming fall of the construction of a Tokyo-Nagoya magnetically levitated line. It will connect the two cities, located 286 kilometers apart, in 40 minutes -- less than half the time of the existing Shinkansen bullet train service.

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JR Tokai hopes to start building maglev train line soon

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., says at a press conference in Tokyo on April 2, 2014, that the company hopes to proceed with work so that construction of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen line for magnetically levitated trains can begin as soon as possible. JR Tokai envisions the line will run between Tokyo and Nagoya starting in 2027.

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JR Tokai submits final report on maglev train construction

TOKYO, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co. President Masayuki Matsumoto (L) submits a final report on the construction plan for a magnetically levitated train system linking Tokyo and Osaka to transport minister Seiji Maehara at the transport ministry in Tokyo, Dec. 24, 2009. The company, known as JR Tokai, aims to start the next-generation train services by 2025.

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JR Tokai submits final report on maglev train construction

TOKYO, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co. President Masayuki Matsumoto speaks at a news conference on Dec. 24, 2009, at the transport ministry in Tokyo, after submitting a final report on the construction plan for a magnetically levitated train system linking Tokyo and Osaka. The company, known as JR Tokai, aims to start the next-generation train services by 2025.

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(4)Miyake villagers return home as evacuation order lifted

MIYAKE ISLAND, Japan - The first group of 62 evacuees from Miyake Island arrives back at Miike port on the island early Feb. 2 after the village government lifted an evacuation order the previous day, 53 months after residents left in 2000 because of volcanic activity there. The returnees on board the 4,900-ton ferry Salvia Maru of Tokai Kisen Co. included those returning permanently or temporarily, as well as construction workers and officials involved in rebuilding the island.

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Ex-judo gold medalist Inokuma found dead, suicide suspected

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tokyo Olympics judo gold medalist Isao Inokuma, who was found dead in an apparent suicide at a company he ran in Tokyo, the police said Sept. 29. He was 63. Police said an employee of Tokai Kensetsu (Tokai Construction) found Inokuma collapsed in a pool of blood in his office with stab wounds in his upper body on the night of Sept. 28.

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(4)Miyake villagers return home as evacuation order lifted

MIYAKE ISLAND, Japan - The first group of 62 evacuees from Miyake Island arrives back at Miike port on the island early Feb. 2 after the village government lifted an evacuation order the previous day, 53 months after residents left in 2000 because of volcanic activity there. The returnees on board the 4,900-ton ferry Salvia Maru of Tokai Kisen Co. included those returning permanently or temporarily, as well as construction workers and officials involved in rebuilding the island. (Kyodo)

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JR Tokai unveils work on Japan's 1st maglev train line

Central Japan Railway Co. unveils survey work in Nagoya on March 31, 2015, for the construction of Japan's first magnetically levitated shinkansen bullet train line. JR Tokai is scheduled to open to business the Tokyo-Nagoya part of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Line in 2027. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR Tokai starts construction of maglev train stations

TOKYO, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, conducts a ceremony in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 17, 2014, to pray for safety during the construction of a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya. (Kyodo)

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JR Tokai starts construction of maglev train stations

NAGOYA, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, conducts a ceremony at JR Nagoya Station on Dec. 17, 2014, to pray for safety during the construction of a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya. (Kyodo)

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JR Tokai chief speaks about maglev train project

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2014, following the firm's application to the government for approval of a plan to begin work on the construction of a 290-km magnetically levitated train line between the capital and Nagoya, central Japan, for completion by 2027. (Kyodo)

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JR Tokai submits final report on maglev train construction

TOKYO, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co. President Masayuki Matsumoto (L) submits a final report on the construction plan for a magnetically levitated train system linking Tokyo and Osaka to transport minister Seiji Maehara at the transport ministry in Tokyo, Dec. 24, 2009. The company, known as JR Tokai, aims to start the next-generation train services by 2025. (Kyodo)

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JR Tokai submits final report on maglev train construction

TOKYO, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co. President Masayuki Matsumoto speaks at a news conference on Dec. 24, 2009, at the transport ministry in Tokyo, after submitting a final report on the construction plan for a magnetically levitated train system linking Tokyo and Osaka. The company, known as JR Tokai, aims to start the next-generation train services by 2025. (Kyodo)

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Ex-judo gold medalist Inokuma found dead, suicide suspected

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tokyo Olympics judo gold medalist Isao Inokuma, who was found dead in an apparent suicide at a company he ran in Tokyo, the police said Sept. 29. He was 63. Police said an employee of Tokai Kensetsu (Tokai Construction) found Inokuma collapsed in a pool of blood in his office with stab wounds in his upper body on the night of Sept. 28.