Embattled railway in rural Japan area seeks luxury cars from near Tokyo

An embattled train operator in Hokkaido will allow a railway company based in Tokyo to run a luxury train on its tracks, possibly next year, in a bid to attract wealthy and foreign tourists, according to people familiar with the plan.Hokkaido Railway Co., more widely known as JR Hokkaido, and Tokyu Corp. are in talks about the operation of Tokyu's Royal Express on routes in the northernmost main island of Japan.Lunches produced by noted culinary experts are served onboard the Royal Express during its run between Yokohama and Shimoda on the Izu Peninsula, both near Tokyo, and Tokyu plans to …READ FULL ARTICLE