A full Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka maglev (SCMaglev) line is under construction in Japan right now, with the Tokyo-Nagoya leg due to be in operation by 2027.[0] As if l

A full Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka maglev (SCMaglev) line is under construction in Japan right now, with the Tokyo-Nagoya leg due to be in operation by 2027.[0] As if late, traditional HSR is getting a lot of competition (in Japan at least) from domestic flights that cost almost exactly the same and take about the same amount of time. This has led to a resurgence of the "old" airports in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuo_Shinkansen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuo_Shinkansen