By that sort of standard, nowhere has "much HSR". Japan certainly doesn't run the Shinkansen to every little town and village. There are plenty of 200mph+ line

By that sort of standard, nowhere has "much HSR". Japan certainly doesn't run the Shinkansen to every little town and village. There are plenty of 200mph+ lines all across Germany to count as "solid HSR connections", even the last 5-20 miles runs slower.