THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 23, 2022 at 19:01 JST
Tetsuya Yamaguchi, right, station manager of Isahaya Station in Nagasaki Prefecture, joined by Olympic gymnist Kohei Uchimura, gives the signal for the departure of the new Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen on Sept. 23. (Pool)
Despite various unresolved problems, celebratory events were held Sept. 23 to mark the opening of the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Line, the shortest bullet train line in Japan. [Read More]
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