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Future of trains delivering fresh onions across Japan uncertain

The operator is weighing eight unprofitable lines as freight rail moved 28,435 tonnes of onions nationwide in fiscal 2025, including 8,410 tonnes to Tokyo.

Summary by Kyodo News+
"Onion trains" that transport fresh onions harvested in Hokkaido, northern Japan, across the Japanese archipelago are now facing an uncertain future as a local train operator reviews its business.

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, August 16, 2026.
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