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		Japan's Shinkansen turns 60: The bullet train that transformed travel (channelnewsasia.com)
		3 points by giuliomagnifico on Sept 30, 2024 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 4 comments

giuliomagnifico on Sept 30, 2024 [–]

> Not a single passenger has been killed or injured on the Shinkansen network over its 60-year history

…stunning!

n1b0m on Sept 30, 2024 | [–]

Turns out there has been at least one fatality

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishima_Station_incident

dang on Oct 1, 2024 | | | [–]

Sorry for the offtopicness but could you please email hn@ycombinator.com? I did a trick with one of your posts that I should probably confess to.

giuliomagnifico on Sept 30, 2024 | | | [–]

Then they lied! Thanks!

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