Shinkansen turns 60 boasting track record of speed, comfort, safety

Passengers who were on the same platform at JR Tokyo Station 60 years ago got a sense of deja vu when seeing off a departing ...
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Japan’s Shinkansen Moving On to the Next Generation

Development of the next-generation Shinkansen is proceeding in earnest. East Japan Railway Company has begun developing trial railway cars that will travel at 360 kilometers per hour, the fastest in ...
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World's First High-speed Railway (Tokaido Shinkansen)

And it DID! The dream which made railways competitive (even with air traffic!) became reality when the world’s first high-speed railway line called SHINKANSEN, between TOKYO AND OSAKA, opened for ...
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Japan’s Bullet Train, the World’s First (and Still Best) High-Speed Rail Network, Turns 50

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Half a century ago, Japan built the world’s first high-speed ...

Amazon Japan is now transporting packages on Shinkansen bullet trains

Amazon Japan has started using the country's iconic bullet trains to move packages between facilities across different ...