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TIL Japanese railways are among the most punctual in the world, with the average delay of the Tokaido Shinkansen being 0.6 minutes. Delays of over an hour may appear in newspapers and delays caused by suicides often lead to the victims families being sued approximately 1 million yen for the trouble.

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