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The Shinkansen's local impact

Hood, Christopher Philip ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7477-3944 2010. The Shinkansen's local impact. Social Science Japan Journal 13 (2) , pp. 211-225. 10.1093/ssjj/jyq004

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Abstract

The shinkansen began operations in 1964. In subsequent years it went from being merely the ‘bullet train’ and a means from traveling at high-speed and on time between major cities to becoming a potent symbol of Japan's development. Other changes have occurred that not only reflect the changing nature of the transportation market and the way in which the shinkansen is operated but also changes within Japanese society. Furthermore, the shinkansen itself has been a harbinger of change. This article will look at these various changes, both positive and negative, and consider what impact the future development of the shinkansen network is likely to have. It looks at the cases of the Hokuriku Shinkansen and Kyūshū Shinkansen in detail, comparing them with those lines that opened prior to the privatization of Japanese National Railways in 1987. The article considers what has happened in various cities, towns and villages which have both gained and lost thanks to the continued expansion of the shinkansen network.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Business (Including Economics)
Subjects: D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D839 Post-war History, 1945 on
D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D890 Eastern Hemisphere
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
H Social Sciences > HG Finance
J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia
T Technology > TF Railroad engineering and operation
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 1369-1465
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2022 09:42
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/21907

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