THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 16, 2024 at 18:28 JST
From left, Fukui Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto, Tsuruga Mayor Koji Yonezawa and Kazuaki Hasegawa, president of West Japan Railway Co., meet with reporters on March 16. (Yoshiaki Arai)
An extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line connecting Kanazawa and Tsuruga in central Japan opened March 16, bringing bullet train services to Fukui Prefecture for the first time and the prospect of a desperately needed surge in tourism. [Read More]
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