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Kyo wa heiwa dayo ne
Bullet train isn't an appropriate name for a civilian passenger service.
High speed train or rapid commute service .
Fighto!
Just 2 weeks? Astonishing. Most places around the world would take minimum 6 months for these major repairs.
No need to anglicise the name. "Shinkansen" is as famous around the world as "sushi". Lets just call it Shinksnsen.
Harry_Gatto
After the headline and the first paragraph they do use the word Shinkansen.
Kyo wa heiwa dayo ne
Yep just call it shinkansen
Dee
Enough with bullet train. When you go to the train station, it is always written "Shinkansen" and never "bullet train". If you refer to sushi as raw fish on rice then go ahead and call it a bullet train.
The Original Wing
You are largely, largely mistaken.
The Original Wing
When you go to the supermarket, it is always written りんご and never "apple." That doesn't mean we should use "ringo" in English-language news articles.
Internationally, raw fish on rice is known by the Japanese term "sushi." Internationally, there are plenty of bullet trains, and none of them are known by the Japanese term "shinkansen."
Tom San
I call it the "Shink".