East Japan Railway Co.’s next-generation bullet train departs from Tokyo Station for a test run on Wednesday, Dec. 9. (Mainichi)

Unbelievable how progressed the Japanese are with technology. Read the article in the Mainichi Daily News to learn more about this engineering blast.

«East Japan Railway Co.’s next-generation E5-type bullet train, which will be launched in 2011, appeared for the first time at JR Tokyo Station in a test run early Wednesday evening, attracting railway buffs and commuters on their way home.» … Read full article (Mainichi Japan) December 10, 2009