THE Japanese government recently unveiled plans for a high-tech, automated conveyor belt network, named the Autoflow-Road, designed to transport goods over an impressive 310 miles (500 kilometres) between Tokyo and Osaka, reports Interesting Engineering, San Francisco.

Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism aims to address a looming logistics crisis caused by a severe delivery driver shortage and rising freight demands, reports Hong Kong's South China Morning Post.

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