TOKYO -- East Japan Railway is offering its bullet trains to haul large quantities of goods long distances, coming to the aid of a logistics industry scrambling ahead of a legal change regarding truckers' overtime.
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East Japan Railways used a Hayabusa bullet train to transport some freight from Aomori prefecture to Omiya station in Saitama prefecture on June 16. (Photo by Kai Ishizaki)
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