Carlos Ghosn reportedly began his escape from Japan on a bullet train. Here’s the history of the country’s iconic high-speed railway.

• Japan’s bullet train is one of the country’s most prominent icons.
• Locally called the Shinkansen, the bullet train has recently landed on the news for a totally different reason — ousted Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn reportedly fled Japan using the train, which he snuck onto while hidden.
• Follow Business Insider’s full coverage of Ghosn here.

The iconic image of majestic bullet train blasting past the snowcapped peaks of Mount Fuji has become a symbol of Japan’s growth into an economic and technological juggernaut.

Over the past half-century, the Bullet Train has become inextricably linked with the nation and the read more >>>

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