Why Japanese bullet trains have a long nose - GIF

Why Japanese bullet trains have a long nose.

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Previously:

Automatic train washing system - GIF
Exiting a moving train - GIFs
Putting a derailed train back on the rails - GIF and video
Richard Feynman explains: What keeps a train on the track?
Train explosion and derailment - photo and videos

too bad the US cannot figure how to upgrade our rail system

Here is a shorter nosed German train - Boom at 0:10 (upper right counter) and train sound gets menacing at about 0:50 with train appearing at 1:20.
Head phones or big speakers a plus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNmVEPTLDuI