The shinkansen was not experimental: it was a carefully thought out scheme based on established practice.
Uniformed hotel staff greet guests arriving by Shinkansen train trackside for an escort up to the sumptuous, chandelier-encrusted perch.
In the Japanese way, both resigned and neither was invited to the opening ceremony for the shinkansen.
This put pressure on a Japanese competitor, the Shinkansen consortium, which on August 23rd matched the offer.
She says she will not go head-to-head with the shinkansen (though her airline will fly between Tokyo and Osaka).
All the other Shinkansen routes in Japan lose cart-loads of cash, as high-speed trains do elsewhere in the world.
Hideo Shima seemed to take little interest in the consequences of his shinkansen.
The original Tokyo-Osaka shinkansen, serving the largest and most stable demand in the world, soon became profitable despite the huge investment.
In the shinkansen case, large slabs of concrete peeled off tunnel walls and slammed into the passenger compartments of passing bullet-trains.
Mr. Abe's push to sell Japan's shinkansen bullet trains was met with the agreement for a joint-feasibility study for its Mumbai-Ahmedabad route.
The shinkansen zoom out of the city centre, with no reservations needed.
Put it this way: the Shinkansen plying the Tokaido route have access to some 180, 000 potential passengers per mile of high-speed track.
Those hoping for a Shinkansen in their suburb, however, will be disappointed.
The Shinkansen bullet train services were temporarily suspended in the north.
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"Prime Minister Singh noted Japan's interest in supporting the introduction of high-speed railway system in India, " the joint statement noted, adding that he "appreciated Japan's high level of expertise in designing and implementing" shinkansen systems.
After the Olympics came a vast transformation to the current Michelin star-studded gastronomic paradise, likewise a renaissance for office towers, shinkansen fast trains, freeways and, later, mass foreign tourism with a strong currency and credit cards.
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