Kagawa prefecture in the southern Japanese island of Shikoku is not the first place that comes to mind when thinking of a wholesale transformation of the transportation landscape. But as accelerated aging takes its toll, especially in rural regions with the younger population inexorably migrating into the bigger cities, the viability of the current transportation […]
Ibaraki prefecture, just to the North East of Tokyo facing the Pacific Ocean, is well known for the Tsukuba Science Center as well hosting the headquarters of Hitachi, the Japanese electronics giant. Through its interconnectedness with neighbouring Tokyo, Saitama and Chiba prefectures, the southern part of the prefecture has defied the population decline seen in […]
Short update for Fukuoka that new automated driving tests will begin on a 5km stretch of road between the citrus-picking area of Ichinoki, and the Ichikawa town hall representative office at the local “roadside station”. Location of the test: the small village of Miyama (population: 103). Period: from September 2nd through September 9th. I think […]
