Father, son take test ride on Hokuriku Shinkansen train

A father and his son salute through the window of a new bullet train at JR Kanazawa Station, central Japan, on Feb. 7, 2015, during a test ride on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line. The train service, set to be launched on March 14, will connect Kanazawa and Tokyo via Nagano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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