N700 Shinkansen

Originally Posted By: tripitaka In Japan, healthcare is either state-of-the art or bordering on primitive, with little in-between. Stick to the big public hospitals or recognized private hospitals and you can't go too far wrong. I think there are many good doctors in small practices too. I almost never go to a large hospital.

Deer in Nara.

Nikko Kii Mountain Range Kyoto Nara Himeji Castle Shirakawago & Gokayama 1 Shirakawago & Gokayama 2

The last video shows a prototype of the next-generation shinkansen called “Fastech 360S”.

Originally Posted By: echineko I wonder why so many Japanese support Obama? It is because Hillary Clinton’s husband was not nice to Japan. The Japan-US relationship was dampened during his era. These days, however, the festive mood in Obama city in Fukui is contributing more than Bill Clinton to the Japanese liking for Mr. Obam. Still, I think 90+% is an unrealistic figure. There are quite a few Japanese who think the republican victory is more favorable for Japan. It’s a mystery why such a figure was reported.

I think foreign media are very racist too.

Originally Posted By: Go Native Yep Hokkaido is where all the real mountains are found in Japan I think Hokkaido is flatter than Honshu.