If you live in Japan or have visited, chances are you know Donna Burke ¡ª or more specifically, her voice. The effervescent Australian voice actress, singer and entrepreneur invokes a soothing tone as she announces upcoming stops and safety announcements to those traveling by shinkansen.
¡°Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the shinkansen. This is the Nozomi Super Express bound for Tokyo.¡±
As salarymen tuck into bentos and cans of ³¦³ó¨±³ó²¹¾±, and exhausted skiers watch the countryside disappear outside their windows, the shinkansen announcement voices invoke a sense of affection.
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