Shinkansen bullet train marks 50 years of service

Shinkansen bullet train marks 50 years of service

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., speaks to reporters at JR Tokyo Station on Oct. 1, 2014, after watching the departure of a bullet train in a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services connecting Tokyo with Osaka. (Pool photo)

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