{"id":9057,"date":"2024-09-26T09:48:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T00:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aiesg.co.jp\/?p=9057"},"modified":"2024-12-19T21:31:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T12:31:37","slug":"240925_nikkei","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/aiesg.co.jp\/en\/topics\/news\/240925_nikkei\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nikkei Shimbun newspaper article on the West Kyushu Shinkansen featured comments by aiESG President Umanaki about the ripple effect on the region."},"content":{"rendered":"

September 25, 2024 - Shunsuke Umanagi, President of aiESG, commented on an article in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun regarding the West Kyushu Shinkansen Line. Mr. Managi mentions the importance of the ripple effects on the region that will accompany the opening of the Shinkansen line.


Two years after the West Kyushu Shinkansen, the Hakata extension is still in the fog.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two Years After Western Kyushu Shinkansen Line Extension to Hakata Still in Fog - Saga and the State Continue to Conflict - Nihon Keizai Shimbun<\/a><\/h4>

Two years have passed since the partial opening of the Western Kyushu Shinkansen line, but the timing of the full opening of the line remains uncertain. This is because the national government insists that the line be built to the same \"full standard\" as the Tokaido Shinkansen and other lines, but Saga Prefecture is opposed to the idea, and the gap cannot be bridged. Some officials are concerned that the stalemate could have a negative impact on the local economy. Takeo Onsen Station (Takeo City, Saga Prefecture) on the Western Kyushu Shinkansen Line. On the platform bound for Nagasaki, passengers are getting off from a conventional limited express train that has stopped.<\/p><\/blockquote>