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"I've taken high-speed trains in Japan, Germany, France, South Korea and Taiwan, " he said.
CNN: China's high-speed trains attract frustrated fliers
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Magnetic levitation technology, which currently powers high speed trains in places like Japan and Europe, could potentially be used to build a railroad capable of launching material into space, according to a report by Gizmag.
FORBES: Connect
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Such is the case with trains in France, Germany and Japan as indeed, with any train that runs at top speeds of 150 miles per hour or higher.
WSJ: Which Gets Priority: High-Speed Rail or Intercity Passenger Service?
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All the other Shinkansen routes in Japan lose cart-loads of cash, as high-speed trains do elsewhere in the world.
ECONOMIST: High-speed trains
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Transportation service everywhere seems to have been restored and trains are all running on the precise schedules expected in Japan.
FORBES: Japan: Back to (a New) Normal
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Most public transit in Tokyo has been suspended, and bullet trains to and from northern Japan have been cancelled.
BBC: Resources for travellers stranded by Japanese tsunami
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Switzerland came in close behind Japan for the timeliness and convenience of its trains, but received high praise for its unbeatable Alpine scenery.
BBC: Which country is best seen by rail?
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Nissan is hiring a thousand engineers in Japan to design the new models and work on power trains, including some that will use fuel cells.
FORBES: Gambatte!