It was 50 years ago that Japan first introduced the world to the bullet train, also known as Shinkansen.<br /><br />The country's high-speed rail network helped transport Japan to the top tier of world economies.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports from Tokyo.<br /><br />Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe<br />Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish<br />Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera<br />Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/
