A tale of bureaucratic infighting, financial scandal, resignation in shame and a fiercely persistent engineering pursuit.

Bullet trains have become synonymous with speed, efficiency, and technological prowess. As countries like Japan and China push the boundaries of rail travel, the race for the fastest bullet train is ...

In 1964, Japan launched the Shinkansen, a high-speed train that seemed impossible at the time. This episode covers how Japan’s Bullet Train project overcame skeptics and became a global icon. We’ll ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. New designs for a series of Japanese bullet trains have been unveiled ...