Shinkansen Operators Link Up To Push Bullet Train Exports

TOKYO, JAPAN - APRIL 10: (L to R) JR Esat President Tetsuro Tomita, JR Tokai Chairman Yoshiyuki Kasai, International High-Speed Rail Association (IHRA) Chairman Masafumi Shukuri, JR West Chairman Takayuki Sasaki and JR Kyushu Chairman Susumu Ishihara shake hands during the IHRA's first meeting on April 10, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. Four of Japan's bullet train operators have established a joint sales promotion body to compete globally with European and Chinese firms, touting their safety record over the past 50 years. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)