Shinkansen bullet train system marks 50 years of operation

NAGOYA, Japan - A Shinkansen bullet train departs JR Nagoya station on Oct. 1, 2014, during a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train service connecting Tokyo with Osaka.

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