The suspension system is held by a steel-beam rail ... shorter-range trips could soon be happening in the sky. In Japan, the Shonan Monorail proves that existing tech can still be fascinating ...

Explore Japan's world-class monorails. In 1821, the first patent was granted in the United Kingdom, and that is said to be the first record of such a system. 00:46 In Japan, the first system was ...

KASUGA, Fukuoka Prefecture--Prehistoric people in Japan apparently used an advanced system of weights and measurements on a decimal basis, excavations at a Yayoi Pottery Culture Period (1000 B.C ...

Nikkari is using a project funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency to introduce the monorail system to Nepal. The Nepali group also visited the Hiroshima City Forest Park in Hiroshima ...

When, at some point, the LVCVA decides to end the monorail’s operations, Hill said the agency will look to use the raised guideways in another way and not dismantle the system. Hill envisions a ...