Japan eyes Chinese tram for Mount Fuji

Japan's Mount Fuji eyes China-made tram to transport hikers, source says
Japanese authorities seeking to reduce the carbon footprint and overcrowding at Mount Fuji will propose a trackless, rubber-tyred tram system made by China's CRRC to transport climbers, a person with direct knowledge of the plan said.
Japan weighs Chinese ‘road tram’ to take visitors up Mount Fuji
Japanese authorities are considering commissioning a Chinese transport system to take visitors up Mount Fuji, The Japan Times reports.
Japan eyes Chinese tram for Mount Fuji
Japan has scrapped plans to build a light railway part-way up Mount Fuji and is instead considering a Chinese-made cross between a bus and a tram, a local governor said on Monday.
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In a bid to reduce the environmental impact on Mount Fuji, Japanese authorities are planning a trackless, rubber-tyred tram system. Created by China's CRRC, this proposal seeks to replace the original light-rail plan,
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