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Yuri Endo, an official at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, speaks with The Associated Press at the ministry office in Tokyo, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

Yuri Endo, an official at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, speaks with The Associated Press at the ministry office in Tokyo, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

This illustration taken from the government's official YouTube video shows a conveyor belt road. (Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism via AP)

This illustration taken from the government's official YouTube video shows a conveyor belt road. (Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism via AP)