Fukushima, JR East unveil plan for special tourist train runs

Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori (C) shakes hands with senior officials of East Japan Railway Co. in Fukushima city on Feb. 2, 2015, after announcing a plan to run special sightseeing trains during a joint "Fukushima Destination Campaign" with the prefectural government from April 1 till June 30 to lure tourists to the northeastern Japan prefecture hit hard by the 2011 nuclear accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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