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Tokyo
Tokyo , city (1990 pop. 8,163,573), capital of Japan and of Tokyo prefecture, E central Honshu, at the head of Tokyo Bay. The Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area is the world's most populous metropolitan area, with over 28,000,000 people. Tokyo proper consists of an urban area divided into wards, a cou... Read more
railroad
railroad or railway, form of transportation most commonly consisting of steel rails, called tracks, on which freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock are drawn by one locomotive or more. However, there are other types of railways, including those whose units consist of single sel... Read more
Japan
Japan , Jap. Nihon or Nippon, country (2005 est. pop. 127,417,000), 145,833 sq mi (377,835 sq km), occupying an archipelago off the coast of E Asia. The capital is Tokyo , which, along with neighboring Yokohama , forms the world's most populous metropolitan region. Land Japan proper ... Read more

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Tokyo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Haneda international airport. Narita International is Tokyo's main airport. The transportation system also includes the Shinkansen, whose "bullet trains" connect Tokyo with Osaka and other cities. Landmarks and Institutions Landmarks include the Hie...
Japan
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Shinano, are over 200 mi/322 km long), and railroads and ships along the coast are the chief means of transportation. The Shinkansen "bullet train," the second-fastest train system in the world after France's TGV, was inaugurated in 1964 between Tokyo...

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Shimura, Takashi
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1971 Otokowa tsuraiyo: Torajiro koiuta (Yamada) 1973 Zatoichi's Conspiracy (Yasuda) (as Sakuebi) 1974 Ranru, no hata (Yoshimura); Shinkansen diabakuha (Sato) 1976 Zoku ningen kakumei (Masuda); Ninjutsu Sarutobi Sasuke 19
railways, history of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...the competition from roads increased, there were major cutbacks in the rail network. In Japan in 1964, the high-speed shinkansen or ‘bullet’ trains began operation, running on specially developed track at speeds of up to 210 km...

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Shinkansen Operators Strive To Boost Traffic.
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 5/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; Japan's 1953km Shinkansen high-speed rail network carried...Despite the fact that traffic on the Shinkansen high-speed network fell 0.6...trains (such as Nozomi and mini-Shinkansen) and the consequent reduction in...
Tokaido Shinkansen Reaches Technical Perfection.
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...believes than its highly successful Tokaido Shinkansen has virtually reached the limits of...is the operation of the 515km Tokaido Shinkansen connecting the three major metropolitan...conventional lines that form a network with the Shinkansen. Operating revenues and traffic volume...
Consistent maintenance ensures success: the Tokaido Shinkansen now carries 4.8 times as many trains a day at higher speeds and better punctuality than when it opened 39 years ago. It owes this success to a consistent maintenance policy which gives local managers sufficient resources and authority to do the work required.(Track Maintenance)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...dedicated high-speed railway, the Tokaido Shinkansen linking Tokyo and Osaka, opened in...change in the history of the Tokaido Shinkansen. For the first time, all trains will...stock was listed in 1997. The Tokaido Shinkansen has also been operated with high punctuality...
Japan touts Shinkansen high-speed rail capability
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 1/20/2005; ; 526 words ; ...The topic of the express railway Shinkansen became a hot one at his press conference on Tuesday. "Shinkansen is among the first-class high-speed...and harbours and we hope Japan's Shinkansen can play its role in the nation's...
First N700 Shinkansen train starts testing; test running started last month on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen of the first N700 train to confirm its performance and long-term durability. The N700 is expected to enter commercial service in 2007.(High Speed)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 5/1/2005; 700+ words ; ...speed train for the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen. JR Central and JR West have been developing...tech train for the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen. The N700 is designed to improve ride...Department. The N700 will be the first Shinkansen with body tilting. It has been developed...
Work starts on shinkansen extensions. (World Report).
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 2/1/2001; 478 words ; ...extensions to Japan's high-speed Shinkansen network will begin this year. Total...some missing links on the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Nagano and Kanazawa; and south...been secured by increasing the share of Shinkansen construction from 0.37% to 0.8...
Shinkansen on track for China network.
Newspaper article from: Yomiuri Shimbun (Toyko, Japan); 11/21/2005; 700+ words ; ...21--BEIJING--China will buy Shinkansen Hayate trains made and marketed by a...used exclusively in the network, the Shinkansen and ICE models will almost certainly...the TGV train was not adopted. The Shinkansen train will make its maiden run on the...
The Japanese Shinkansen: Catalyst for the renaissance of rail
Magazine article from: The Journal of Transport History; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; In order to put the Shinkansen into historical context, this article describes...discussing the events leading up to the birth of the Shinkansen. A description of the many developments of the Shinkansen and the expansion of the network follows...
Shinkansen suffers first derailment.(World Report)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 12/1/2004; 631 words ; JAPAN suffered its first Shinkansen derailment in 40 years following...and Niigata on JR East's Joetsu Shinkansen line, derailed. The derailment...about 40[degrees]. Four other Shinkansen trains running on the Joetsu line...
WEAK JAPANESE ECONOMY MAKES FOR EMPTIER SHINKANSEN.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 2/20/2009; 572 words ; ...Ridership on the Tokaido and Sanyo shinkansen superexpress trains has fallen sharply...that February rider totals on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line through Wednesday were 15 per cent...February rider totals on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line were off 15 per cent through the...