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The most famous voice in Japan

The most famous voice in Japan

Update: 2025-11-27
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Donna Burke has the most famous voice in Japan. The Australian expat first moved to Japan in the 1990s, hoping to make it as a singer. Now, she's the voice of the Tokaido Shinkansen, commonly known as the bullet train, and her announcements are heard by more than 400,000 people in Japan every day. The World's Transportation Correspondent reports.

This story originally aired on Jan.15, 2025.

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The most famous voice in Japan

The most famous voice in Japan

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