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kdheiwnsyesterday at 1:38 PM2 repliesview on HN

The federal government has no influence. Prefectures approve their own construction. Japan's railways are built and operated by corporations, not the government, so the federal government has zero say in the matter.


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amazingamazingyesterday at 1:46 PM

ah interesting. I wonder why that person mentioned the federal government then. couldn't a single person just refuse to sell their land and block the entire thing then?