Shinkansen service starts in China: passengers don't know the trains are Japanese? (Video)
High-speed trains modeled on JR’s Tohoku Shinkansen have made their debut in China, and the Japanese press was on hand to cover the line’s first official running:
The reporter asks passengers about their opinion of the train they are riding on, and most are surprised to find out that the train is Japanese! One passenger says she thought the train was German in origin. Is this a indication that the Chinese authorities were not so keen on promoting the idea of purchasing a Japanese train design?
