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Trains in Japan are incredibly punctual. Being on time is counted down to the centiseconds. And unless there's an accident, Japanese trains simply are not late.


In the above Discovery Channel Asia video, you can see some of the reasons why the country's rails run, well, like clockwork.

Super Japan: On-time Metro [Discovery Channel Asia@YouTube]

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