TOKYO -- One of Japan's shinkansen bullet trains has started same-day deliveries to the capital of shrimp freshly caught on the other side of the island nation, in a trial that could expand the speedy passenger transport into a unique logistic tool.
The Joetsu Shinkansen, run by East Japan Railway, also known as JR East, on Tuesday began to ship on a trial basis sweet shrimp caught in the waters off the west-coast port city of Niigata. The boat-to-store time was roughly eight hours, down from as long as two days conventionally.
