Ex-PM Tanaka's schematic drawing of new bullet train line found

Former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, who held the post in 1972-1974, is shown in this undated photo. Kyodo News reported on March 18, 2015, that a schematic drawing by Tanaka of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line's route has been found in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. The line was inaugurated on March 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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