Tokyo-Osaka Tokaido Shinkansen ups max train speed to 285 kph

A driver operates the controls during a test operation on Feb. 25, 2015, of a Tokyo-Osaka Tokaido Shinakansen bullet train running at 285 kilometers per hour between Hamamatsu and Toyohashi sations, central Japan, up from the current maximum speed of 270 kph. Starting on March 14, the fastest bullet train will link Japan's two biggest business centers in two hours and 22 minutes, cutting 3 minutes from the current travel time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo