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U.S. envoy to Japan on maglev train

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel (R) is guided by Central Japan Railway Co. Chairman Shin Kaneko at an exhibition center of a high-speed maglev train for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen line in Tsuru in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 5, 2024.

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Maglev train

TSURU, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Photo shows a magnetically levitated train that set a world speed record of 603 kilometers per hour in a test run conducted by Central Japan Railway Co. on April 21, 2015. The test was conducted using new LO-series cars on the track between Uenohara and Fuefuki in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo. A maglev train service will start between Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in 2027.

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Maglev train

TSURU, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Photo shows a magnetically levitated train that set a world speed record of 603 kilometers per hour in a test run conducted by Central Japan Railway Co. on April 21, 2015. The test was conducted using new LO-series cars on the track between Uenohara and Fuefuki in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo. A maglev train service will start between Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in 2027.

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Maglev train

TSURU, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Photo taken in September 2014 shows a magnetically levitated train that is used for testing. A maglev train service will start between Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in 2027.

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Maglev train

TSURU, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Undated photo shows a magnetically levitated train displayed to the public in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture. A maglev service link will start between Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in 2027.

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Maglev train

TSURU, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Undated photo shows a magnetically levitated train undergoing testing in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture. A maglev train service will start between Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in 2027.

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Maglev train

TSURU, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Photo taken in August 2013 shows magnetically levitated train undergoing testing in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture. A maglev train service will start between Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in 2027.

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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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Maglev train demonstration ride for general public

TSURU, Japan - A mother and her two children ride on a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train on Nov. 13, 2014. About 100 people took part in a 30-minute trial ride on a test line of 42.8 kilometers between Fuefuki and Uenohara in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. The railway company aims to start operation of the train, capable of running at a maximum speed of 500 kilometers per hour, in 2027. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Maglev train demonstration ride for general public

TSURU, Japan - A screen monitor inside a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train shows the train running at a speed of 500 km/h during a demonstration ride on Nov. 13, 2014. About 100 people took part in the 30-minute ride on a test line of 42.8 kilometers between Fuefuki and Uenohara in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. The railway company aims to start operation of the train, capable of running at a maximum speed of 500 kilometers per hour, in 2027. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Maglev train demonstration ride for general public

TSURU, Japan - A screen monitor inside a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train shows the train running at a speed of 500 km/h during a demonstration ride on Nov. 13, 2014. About 100 people took part in the 30-minute ride on a test line of 42.8 kilometers between Fuefuki and Uenohara in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. The railway company aims to start operation of the train, capable of running at a maximum speed of 500 kilometers per hour, in 2027. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Maglev train demonstration ride for general public

TSURU, Japan - About 100 people take a demonstration ride on a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train on Nov. 13, 2014. The railway company conducted a 30-minute ride for them on a test line of 42.8 kilometers between Fuefuki and Uenohara in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. It aims to start operation of the train, capable of running at a maximum speed of 500 kilometers per hour, in 2027. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Demonstration ride on maglev train

TSURU, Japan - A boy holds his ticket for a demonstration ride on a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Nov. 13, 2014. About 100 people took part in the 30-minute ride on a test line in the prefecture to experience the speed of 500 kilometers per hour. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Demonstration ride on maglev train

TSURU, Japan - A mother and her child await the departure in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture on Nov. 13, 2014 of a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train for its 30-minute demonstration ride. About 100 people experienced the speed of 500 kilometers per hour during the ride. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Demonstration ride on maglev train

TSURU, Japan - A mother and her child walk through a boarding gate in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture on Nov. 13, 2014, to participate in a demonstration ride on a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train. About 100 people took part in the 30-minute ride on a test line in the prefecture to experience the speed of 500 kilometers per hour. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Demonstration ride on maglev train

TSURU, Japan - People step into a Central Japan Railway Co. L0 series maglev train in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture on Nov. 13, 2014 for a 30-minute demonstration ride. About 100 people experienced the speed of 500 kilometers per hour during the ride. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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People take demonstration ride on Maglev train

TOKYO, Japan - Some 100 people selected by lottery ride Central Japan Railway Co.'s maglev train on a 42.8-kilometer test line in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Nov. 13, 2014, experiencing a speed of 500 km per hour.

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Maglev train unveiled at testing center west of Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co.'s maglev train is shown to the press at its testing center in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, in this file photo taken in September 2014.

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Maglev train speeds at over 500 km/h in test drive

TOKYO, Japan - A screen monitor inside Central Japan Railway Co.'s maglev train shows it running at a speed of 502 kilometers per hour during a test drive in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, in a file photo taken in September 2014.

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Tourists with local mascot at Yamanashi maglev center

KOFU, Japan - Visitors to the Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center in Tsuru in the central Japanese prefecture pose for a photo with one of the local mascots from seven prefectures along the maglev Chuo Shinkansen line project on Nov. 8, 2014.

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Local mascots along maglev line do PR for their areas

KOFU, Japan - Local mascots from seven prefectures along Central Japan Railway Co.'s planned magnetically levitated train line gather in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Nov. 8, 2014, to advertise their localities.

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Kids snapped with mascots at maglev fair

KOFU, Japan - Children pose for photographs with local mascots during an event held in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Nov. 8, 2014, to promote Central Japan Railway Co.'s planned maglev train line and local specialties.

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A-bomb victim publishes Chinese version of her book

TOKYO, Japan - Fumino Tsuru shows in this file photo taken on Oct. 7, 2014, the Chinese version of her book "Tokoroten no Uta" (Song of Seaweed Jelly) she wrote 24 years ago based on her experience of the 1945 atomic bombing in Nagasaki, western Japan. She hopes that the book will help people in Japan and China deepen their mutual understanding.

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Maglev train runs over 500 km/h in trial run

TOKYO, Japan - A screen monitor inside Central Japan Railway Co.'s L0 series maglev train shows the train is running at a speed of over 500 km/h during a test-ride event for the press on Sept. 22, 2014, in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Automatic ticket gate for maglev train

TOKYO, Japan - A woman demonstrates how to go through an automatic ticket gate for Central Japan Railway Co.'s superconductive maglev train at a test center in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 22, 2014.

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JR Tokai's L0 maglev train unveiled to media

TOKYO, Japan - 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, on Sept. 22, 2014. The railway company 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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Ticketing device for maglev train unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - A ticketing device for Central Japan Railway Co.'s superconductive maglev train is shown at a test center in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Public invited to test rides on maglev train trial line

TSURU, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co. unveils a plan in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2014, to invite members of the public to demonstration rides in November and December on a test line of its magnetically levitated train in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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New maglev bullet train on test run

TOKYO, Japan - A Chuo Shinkansen bullet train using the superconducting maglev system is seen in a test run in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, in August 2013.

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New observation deck built for maglev train test line

KOFU, Japan - Reporters watch a magnetically levitated train run on the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, from a newly built observation deck opened to the press on April 14, 2014.

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New visitor facility for maglev train test line opened

KOFU, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co. opens to the press a newly completed visitor facility for the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 14, 2014.

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World's fastest maglev train displayed to press

KOFU, Japan - A magnetically levitated train is on display at a newly completed visitor facility in Tsuru, yamanashi Prefecture, on April 14, 2014, which has marked the world's fastest train speed of 581 km per hour on the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line in central Japan.

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Abe inspects maglev train test line with Kennedy

TSURU, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe (C) ride a magnetically levitated train on the test line of Central Japan Railway Co. in Yamanashi Prefecture on April 12, 2014. Abe, who offered support for the United States to introduce maglev technology in a meeting with President Barack Obama in February last year, invited Kennedy to join the inspection of the train. (Pool photo by Yomiuri Shimbun)

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Kennedy, Abe, JR Tokai exec chat after maglev train ride

TSURU, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (far L), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) and Yoshiyuki Kasai (far R), honorary chairman of Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai), chat in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, after a test ride on a magnetically levitated train on JR Tokai's test line on April 12, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Abe inspects maglev train test line with Kennedy

TSURU,Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe ride a magnetically levitated train on the test line of Central Japan Railway Co. in Yamanashi Prefecture on April 12, 2014. Abe, who offered support for the United States to introduce maglev technology in a meeting with President Barack Obama in February last year, invited Kennedy to join the inspection of the train. (Pool photo by Yomiuri Shimbun)

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Abe inspects maglev train test line with Kennedy

TSURU, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (2nd from R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe (4th from R) are briefed on a magnetically levitated train system before boarding a train on the test line of Central Japan Railway Co. in Yamanashi Prefecture on April 12, 2014.

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Abe inspects maglev train test line with Kennedy

TSURU, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe (C) are briefed on a magnetically levitated train system before boarding a train on the test line of Central Japan Railway Co. in Yamanashi Prefecture on April 12, 2014.

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Abe inspects maglev train test line with Kennedy

TSURU, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe (3rd from R) are briefed on a magnetically levitated train system before boarding a train on the test line of Central Japan Railway Co. in Yamanashi Prefecture on April 12, 2014.

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Nature conservation educator

YATSUSHIRO, Japan - Shoko Tsuru (L), a nature conservation educator authorized by the Nature Conservation Society of Japan, holds a fishing rod during an event at the Kuma River in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Oct. 20, 2013. She leads a dam-removal campaign for the river. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Nature conservation educator

YATSUSHIRO, Japan - Shoko Tsuru, a nature conservation educator authorized by the Nature Conservation Society of Japan, takes photos to conduct an ecology survey on mudflats at the mouth of the Kuma River in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2013. She leads a dam-removal campaign for the river. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Maglev train

KOFU, Japan - Former U.S. Senate majority leader Tom Daschle (L front) speaks in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Nov. 16, 2013, after taking a ride on a magnetically levitated train on a test run. Japan has been promoting the introduction of a maglev system in the United States. Daschle heads a board of advisors for a U.S. company attempting to lay a maglev train system in the United States.

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Maglev train test run

TSURU, Japan - Photo shows an L0 series magnetically levitated train on a test run in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2013. Central Japan Railway Co. resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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Maglev train test run

TSURU, Japan - Photo shows a passage way leading to an L0 series magnetically levitated train in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2013. Central Japan Railway Co. resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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Maglev train test run

TSURU, Japan - Photo shows a monitor in an L0 series magnetically levitated train during a test run in Yamanashi Prefecture on Aug. 29, 2013, displaying the maximum speed of 505 km/h during the run, as well as images taken by a camera on the front of the car. The Central Japan Railway Co. resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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Maglev train test run

TSURU, Japan - Photo shows seats in an L0 series magnetically levitated train during a test run in Yamanashi Prefecture on Aug. 29, 2013. Central Japan Railway Co. resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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Maglev train test run

TSURU, Japan - Photo shows the inside of an L0 series magnetically levitated train on Aug. 29, 2013, as Central Japan Railway Co. resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line in Yamanashi Prefecture. Reporters aboard the train experienced speeds up to 505 kph during the test run.

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Maglev train test run

TSURU, Japan - Photo shows an L0 series magnetically levitated train on a test run in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2013, as central Japan Railway resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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New maglev train

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 3, 2013, shows Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai)'s L0 series magnetically levitated train cars designed for commercial runs, being demonstrated at a test line for the first time to the press.

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New maglev train model

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2012, shows the Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) L0 series car, a new magnetically levitated train designed for commercial runs. The train's delivery to the railway yard of a test line was unveiled to the press the same day by JR Tokai.

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Wake for journalist killed in Syria

TSURU, Japan - Photo shows the altar for and a portrait of Mika Yamamoto, a Japanese journalist killed in Syria while covering the civil war there, at a wake held for her in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture on Aug. 27, 2012. Yamamoto, 45, an award-winning journalist, was shot dead Aug. 20 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo during a clash between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.