high-speed.[citation needed] The first high-speed rail system, the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, began operations in Honshu, Japan, in 1964. Due to the streamlined...

from 350 to 310 km/h (220 to 190 mph) on all tracks and lines. Tōhoku Shinkansen to be increased to 360 km/h in around 2027; unconventional lines under...

regions Tōkaidō-Sanyō Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen (sections between Karuizawa – Jōetsumyōkō, and between Itoigawa – Kanazawa) Kyushu Shinkansen Nishi...