Reply to "Amtrak's Plans to Extend Rail Service Across the Country"

@Erik the Newbie posted:

The japantoday article is, and is not accurate. Would have to look to see why it was written the way it was.

"Japan has very weak eminent domain powers, as evidenced by the high-profile opposition to the expansion of Narita International Airport, and the disproportionately large amounts of financial inducement given to residents on sites slated for redevelopment in return for their agreement to leave, one well-known recent case being that of Roppongi Hills."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminent_domain

The Supreme Court in Japan by the way has 15 justices not 9.  But they too are unelected.

John