THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 23, 2022 at 19:01 JST
Train fans flood a neighboring platform to see the first Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train at Nagasaki Station at 6:15 a.m. on Sept. 23. (Tetsuya Ishikura)
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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