Japan aims to export metro railway tech to Dominican Republic

Tokyo's push comes as China's influence grows in Latin America

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A train arrives at a metro station in the Dominican Republic's capital in 2011. The nation's government is looking to expand transport system in the capital. © Reuters

RIHO NAGAO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's government is backing a bid to export underground railway technology from the country for a metro project in the Dominican Republic, Nikkei has learned.

The move, through Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) program, underscores how the nation is pushing to boost infrastructure exports at a time when China is strengthening its influence by funding public projects in Latin America.

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