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May 18, 2010: Hitachi aims to close UK train deal by March 2011

August 5, 2009: High-speed rail in Japan: From bullets to magic leviathan

July 13, 2009: Rail staff face 'smile police'

July 3, 2009: Reputations on line as Japan pulls out stops to win rail contracts

March 11, 2008: Trying to honor Asians who died building Burma-Thailand rail in WWII

December 26, 2007: Japanese Railway shares tumble on £23 billion maglev project

September 28, 2007: Korea’s Railway Network the Key to Imperial Japan’s Control

July 4, 2007: New Hitachi high speed Javelin train built in Japan, shipped to UK

March 12, 2007: Technical problems have high-speed rail running at a loss

January 22, 2007: Passenger road-rail vehicle trial trip in Shizuoka, Japan

January 1, 2007: Japanese train company to debut dual-use bus and rail vehicle

November 20, 2006: Japan Railways West train derailment leaves 25 hurt

October 12, 2006: Trans-Asian Railroad Gets a Closer Look by Transport Ministers

May 27, 2006: Japan slams Malawi railway privatisation

April 27, 2006: Train Safety concerns in Japan after latest track problem

April 13, 2006: Japan: World's first fuel cell powered train to be produced

April 5, 2006: Japan Sells JR Central Stake, Ending Government Role

February 2, 2006: Punctual to the second train firm slows for safety

January 25, 2006: China to adopt high-speed wheel/rail technology and ditch high-speed 'Maglev'

December 27, 2005: Fears over rail safety as four killed in latest Japanese crash

December 27, 2005: West Japan Railway president, chairman to resign over April crash

October 17, 2005: Train firms lack uniform breaks, health tests

September 6, 2005: Japan's deadliest train accident in four decades blamed on speeding

August 31, 2005: Young Japanese workers hold symposium on railways safety

August 17, 2005: East Japan Railway Begins Testing New Bullet Train

July 28, 2005: Highly toxic asbestos left exposed at Railway station for 40 years

July 4, 2005: JR West to assess communications

June 27, 2005: Stationmaster charged in crossing deaths regularly hid blunders

June 22, 2005: Train services resume at site of deadly derailment

June 22, 2005: Tobu officials knew of safety violations

June 22, 2005: JR Kyushu kept overrun incident secret

June 20, 2005: Union says JR West not offering drivers enough training

May 17, 2005: Abused Japan rail staff get help

May 13, 2005: The fast buck stops here

May 12, 2005: Union blames rail firm 'humiliation' for Japanese rail tragedy

April 28, 2005: Japanese press calls for answers to worst train crash in more than 40 years