Japan

[jakeroot]

This was the first expressway and probably so far only in Japan with a 120 km/h speed limit. The regular speed limit on Japanese expressways is 100 km/h.

I drove the E51 Higashi-Kanto Expressway a couple weeks ago and it was posted at 120 km/h. Here is a post from the Chiba Police regarding the increase.

I think the E1A was the first expressway in Japan with a 120 limit, though it seems to be rolling out to more expressways. Still only 80 km/h in Okinawa.

[Plutonic Panda]

Japan is planning a very expensive and unique project to essentially build a massive conveyor belt system alongside a highway linking Tokyo and Osaka. If there is any country I would believe that could get this done, it would be Japan:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/japan-unveils-plans-for-500km-conveyor-belt-road-that-could-replace-25-000-trucks-per-day/ss-BB1qqap3?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=DCTS&cvid=d9b44a783257433abef5b0401b559c42&ei=23#image=1

[bing101]