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Japan Railway Journal
10:30 am - 11:00 am Thursday, September 17
WLIW NHK World
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Episode 5109-004
Season 10 · Episode 36
With the expansion of the Shinkansen, Japan's night trains all but disappeared. Now, the last remaining sleeper expresses, along with a new night train, are trending once more. We take a closer look.
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