| 1 | The Kingfisher and the Shinkansen Train | |
| 2 | The first time I saw the Shinkansen in Japan, I was shocked. | |
| 3 | Those hoping for a Shinkansen in their suburb, however, will be disappointed. | |
| 4 | The first bullet train, the shinkansen, was introduced just in time for the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. | |
| 5 | China's Railways Ministry last week was boasting of the superiority of its high-speed rail system, saying its technology is superior to that of Japan's vaunted Shinkansen. |