Japan like the United Kindom relies heavily on Diesel and Electric Multiple Unit operation, there are very few services operated today with locomotive haulage with the exception of the vast network of overnight "Blue Train" sleepers that mostly radiate from Tokyo, and the many rakes of special private hire coaches.
Again, like the United Kingdom the design of these post-private modern units is down to operator and climate preference, I was very impressed when the brass manufactuere ENDO introduced a new part Brass and Plastic range with the strange title of "Prus". An average all brass 1/80 HO single car DMU would set you back in the region of £300 so what a relief when the JR East type 100-110 type became available in the Prus series complete with working scale Scharfenberg couplers!
