Hokkaido Shinkansen prepares for spring 2016 launch

An H5 series bullet train for the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line exits the Seikan Tunnel in Imabetsu, Aomori Prefecture, for the first time during a trial run on Dec. 7, 2014, ahead of the line's spring 2016 launch. The undersea railway tunnel connects Aomori on the northern tip of Japan's Honshu main island with the northernmost main island of Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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