Hokkaido governor goes on Shinkansen test ride

Hokkaido governor goes on Shinkansen test ride

Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi reacts at a train station in the Hokkaido city of Hokuto on Jan. 30, 2016, after going on a test ride for a new bullet train service to open in March between Hokkaido and Japan's main island of Honshu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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