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Japan bullet train staff made to sit by tracks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 11:09 PM

A Japanese rail company has defended a safety exercise that requires employees to sit beside tracks in tunnels as bullet trains speed by at 300 kilometers (186 miles) an hour.   Read more »

All aboard! Hello Kitty bullet train debuts in Japan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 05:39 PM

A sleek "Hello Kitty" bullet train festooned with images of the global brand began services on Saturday, drawing hundreds of fans to its opening ceremony. Read more »

First 'serious incident' for Japan bullet train as crack found

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 10:36 AM

TOKYO, Japan - A crack has been found in a Japanese "bullet train" that could have caused a derailment, officials said Wednesday, in the first-ever "serious incident" for the iconic mode of transport.   Read more »

Japan's Abe to launch $17-B Indian bullet train project as ties deepen

Tommy Wilkes and Kiyoshi Takenaka, Reuters
Posted at Sep 12 06:44 PM

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will lay the foundation stone for India's first bullet train in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state this week, in a tightening of ties just days after New Delhi ended a dangerous military confrontation with China. Read more »