Tokyo – A mutual technical cooperation in the field of railway services and technology through the mutual exchange of staff for the development and progress of railway systems. The Cooperation Agreement that the managing director and general manager of FS Italiane (National Railways), Renato Mazzoncini, signed with President of East Japan Railways, Satoshi Seino. Italy and Japan hold the most advanced railway know-how, equipped with the latest High Speed technologies. According to FS, the railway market is increasingly globalised and the agreement with the Japanese railways strategically inserts itself in the process of renewal of Italian FS. (9Colonne)