The trains in Japan are interesting. Contrary to what people might think, they are not all "Bullet Trains" (a phrase not used in Japan, they are simply called Shinkansen - "New Trunk Line") but are various ages just like in England. They are not all exactly on time to the second but they seem to be pretty much to timetable, partly because they are important for the country and partly because Japanese tend to take their jobs seriously and don't delay a train to avoid spilling their cup of tea!! The Shinkansen are reliable but they also have dedicated tracks so that they don't get interfered with by older local trains. This helps them to be on time but they do have system failures and suicides like the rest of the world and are sometimes late or cancelled.
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