Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech at the UIC 9th World Congress on High Speed Rail in Tokyo on July 7, 2015. Some 1,000 participants from 40 national railway companies have gathered to discuss the latest technology on the high speed railway networks at the four-day conference. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)