FUKUI, Japan -- A new section of Japan's shinkansen bullet train network opened Saturday, connecting Tokyo by high-speed rail to more destinations in the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast.
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The first bullet train from Tokyo arrives at Fukui station on March 16. (Photo by Masaru Sawada)
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