Japan rail companies' newest export: world-class punctuality

Mitsui-JR West consortium boosts stake to turn around Brazilian railway

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A Japanese consortium led by Mitsui & Co. seeks to turn around Brazil's SuperVia rail system, which lost 40% in daily ridership since it launched services in the 2000s.

SHUICHIRO SESE and ANNU NISHIOKA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- As emerging countries race to build their own transit systems, Japanese rail companies are trying to land orders by helping those nations adopt Japan's know-how on its world-famous train punctuality.

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