Several rural rail lines in West Japan that have been closed due to torrential rain and landslides are in jeopardy of never reopening. Already unprofitable on their own (but part of the overall-profitable JR West system), the high cost of reconstruction may be the breaking point.https://twitter.com/B_Leachtielu/status/1021730449406681091 …
moreover, while there are some unfortunate tradeoffs (like decline of rural railways), I maintain it's an overall good trend for people to move to the cities and away from the country
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Yes, but tough to see all of that rural infrastructure (and boy have they loved investing in huge rural infrastructure projects) as just sunk costs.
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it's a tough pill to swallow but that's already what they are...worst offender I can think of is the Hakucho Bridge in Muroran
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lmfaoooooo at least it's great for photography
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The new ROI: "Return On Instagram"
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