A consortium of Japanese companies is planning to propose Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.'s bullet train technology for use in a high-speed rail link in California, sources with knowledge about the plan said.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to make a pitch for the technology on an official visit to the United States that begins Sunday, ahead of bidding likely to be held later this year, according to the sources.
The technology is based on Kawasaki's efSET, short for environmentally-friendly super express train, and is designed to achieve an operational speed of 350 kph.