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Japan: Racehorses Trapped in Floodwater as Record Rainfall Hits Hokuriku

Torrential rain battered Japan’s Hokuriku region on Thursday, August 7. The heavy downpour caused widespread flooding, road closures, and train service suspensions, including the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Nagano. This video shows a horse in a flooded stable at Kanazawa Racecourse after the heavy downpour.

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More injuries, damage reported after major quakes struck central Japan

STORY: More injuries, damage reported after major quakes struck central Japan SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Japan CATEGORY: BREAKING NEWS SHOTLIST: 1. footage in Nagano, Japan 2. footage in Toyama, Japan 3. footage on Shinkansen (Tokyo to Kanazawa) 4. footage in a local store in Japan STORYLINE: Multiple cases of damage and injuries have been reported after strong earthquakes rocked Japan's western coast on Monday amidst the country's New Year celebrations, triggering tsunami warnings and evacuation orders in several prefectures. The series of strong earthquakes with major ones of up to a preliminary 7.6 magnitude have been hitting a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast in central Japan since Monday afternoon, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). According to the JMA, among the quakes, the major temblor occurred at 4:10 p.m. local time (0710 GMT) at a shallow depth, registering a maximum 7 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale on the N

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Japan hosts G7 foreign ministers' meeting amid protests

STORY: Japan hosts G7 foreign ministers' meeting amid protests DATELINE: April 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: KARUIZAWA, Japan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): TU YIFAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of people protesting against G7 3. various of G7 foreign ministers' meeting STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): TU YIFAN, Xinhua correspondent "The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers gathered Sunday in the central Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, as people took part in demonstrations to protest against the bloc." The top diplomats, including Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, are expected to discuss issues such as the Ukraine crisis and nuclear disarmament over the next two days. On Sunday, Hayashi and his G7 counterparts took the one-hour shinkansen train ride from Tokyo to Karuizawa, whose arrival was accompanied by protests in the train station area, with people holding banners like "Objection to G7," calling t

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JAPAN-KARUIZAWA-G7 FM MEETING-PROTEST

(230417) -- KARUIZAWA, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Protesters holding banners and placards are pictured near the Karuizawa station of shinkansen train in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on April 16, 2023. The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers gathered Sunday in the central Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, as people took part in demonstrations to protest against the bloc. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-KARUIZAWA-G7 FM MEETING-PROTEST

(230417) -- KARUIZAWA, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A protester holding a placard is pictured near the Karuizawa station of shinkansen train in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on April 16, 2023. The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers gathered Sunday in the central Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, as people took part in demonstrations to protest against the bloc. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-KARUIZAWA-G7 FM MEETING-PROTEST

(230417) -- KARUIZAWA, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Deputy Secretary-General of the European External Action Service Enrique Mora (2nd L), British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly (3rd L), German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (4th L), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (5th L), Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (5th R), Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly (4th R), French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna (3rd R), Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani (2nd R) and two Japanese local officials (1st L, 1st R) pose for a group photo during a welcome ceremony at the Karuizawa station of shinkansen train in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on April 16, 2023. The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers gathered Sunday in the central Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, as people took part in demonstrations to protest against the bloc. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-KARUIZAWA-G7 FM MEETING-PROTEST

(230417) -- KARUIZAWA, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (L), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C), and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi are pictured during a welcome ceremony at the Karuizawa station of shinkansen train in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on April 16, 2023. The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers gathered Sunday in the central Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, as people took part in demonstrations to protest against the bloc. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-KARUIZAWA-G7 FM MEETING-PROTEST

(230417) -- KARUIZAWA, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Protesters holding placards are pictured near the Karuizawa station of shinkansen train in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on April 16, 2023. The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers gathered Sunday in the central Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, as people took part in demonstrations to protest against the bloc. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-KARUIZAWA-G7 FM MEETING-PROTEST

(230417) -- KARUIZAWA, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A protester holding a placard is pictured near the Karuizawa station of shinkansen train in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on April 16, 2023. The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers gathered Sunday in the central Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, as people took part in demonstrations to protest against the bloc. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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W7 series shown to press before use on Hokuriku Shinkansen

KANAZAWA, Japan - The W7 series new high-speed train is shown to the press at a railway yard in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 22, 2014, before it is put into use on the Hokuriku Shinkansen line scheduled to start service between Tokyo and Kanazawa via Nagano in spring 2015.

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Postage stamps for new Hokuriku Shinkansen Line

TOKYO, Japan - Photo released by Japan Post Co. shows a sheet of 82-yen postage stamps marking the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line from Nagano to Kanazawa in central Japan, ahead of their sale from March 13, 2015, on the eve of the start of the new bullet train service.

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Kanazawa's travel map illustrates castle town attractions

KANAZAWA, Japan - A woman holds a map of Kanazawa which was created based on a map from the late Edo period in the central Japanese city in Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014. Kanazawa is expecting more visitors due to bullet train service on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line starting in March 2015 (Nagano-Kanazawa) to link Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Kanazawa's tourism pamphlet with retro looks

KANAZAWA, Japan - Kanazawa's board game-style travel brochure based on a "sugoroku" board game from 200 years ago is seen in this photograph. Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture is expecting more visitors due to bullet train service on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line starting in March 2015 (Nagano-Kanazawa) to link Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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W7 bullet trains for Hokuriku Shinkansen line

KANAZAWA, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. unveils on Nov. 15, 2014, the W7 series bullet trains for the extended Hokuriku Shinkansen line which will connect Nagano and Kanazawa in central Japan from March 2015, to the press at the Hakusan railyard in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Nagano-Kanazawa bullet train to start operation on March 14

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuro Tomita, president of East Japan Railway Co., announces the plan to start bullet train operations connecting Nagano and Kanazawa on March 14 next year during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. The new Hokuriku Shinkansen Line will be an extension of the Tokyo-Nagano route launched in October 1997.

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'Ushikubitsumugi' to be displayed at Kanazawa Station

KANAZAWA, Japan - "Ushikubitsumugi" silk, a traditional craft in Ishikawa Prefecture, is seen in this undated photo. The silk will be among 300 traditional art and craft items in 31 categories to be on display at JR Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa. The Hokuriku Shinkansen's Nagano-Kanazawa section is scheduled to begin operating in spring 2015.

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'Wajima-nuri' lacquerware for Kanazawa Station

KANAZAWA, Japan - "Wajima-nuri" lacquerware is seen in this undated photo. The item is one of 300 traditional arts and crafts in 31 categories to be on display at JR Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. The Hokuriku Shinkansen's Nagano-Kanazawa section is scheduled to begin operating in spring 2015.

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'Kaga mizuhiki' crafts to decorate Kanazawa Station

KANAZAWA, Japan - Undated photo shows a traditional "Kaga mizuhiki string craft" of Ishikawa Prefecture, one of 300 art and craft items to be displayed at JR Kanagawa Station in the prefecture. The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line's Nagano-Kanazawa section is scheduled to begin operating in spring 2015.

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Gold leaf panels decorate Kanazawa Station

NAGOYA, Japan - A gold leaf panel is seen attached to a pole on a platform at JR Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, in March 2014. The Hokuriku Shinkansen's Nagano-Kanazawa section is scheduled to begin operating in spring 2015.

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Luxury GranClass of new Hokuriku Shinkansen train

NAGANO, Japan - Participants of the first trial-ride event check the luxury GranClass of the new E7-series Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train on Feb. 7, 2014.

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Test-ride event held for new Hokuriku Shinkansen train

NAGANO, Japan - Participants of the first trial-ride event enjoy a trip in the business-class Green Car of the new E7-series Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train on Feb. 7, 2014.

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New E7 Series shinkansen makes test-run

NAGANO, Japan - A new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train of East Japan Railway Co. arrives at a platform at Nagano Station on Feb. 7, 2014, for its the first test-run with members of the press. The E7 Series will be put into service on the Nagano Shinkansen route from March 15.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2013, shows a restroom on the new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, when it was unveiled to the press by East Japan Railway Co. at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2013, shows the inside of the new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, when it was unveiled to the press by East Japan Railway Co. at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2013, shows the inside of the new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, when it was unveiled to the press by East Japan Railway Co. at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press its new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2013.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press its new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2013.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press its new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2013.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press its new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2013.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen

TOKYO, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. President Tetsuro Tomita (R) and West Japan Railway Co. executive Makoto Shibata hold a signboard showing the four names for the bullet trains that will run on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2013. The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line is scheduled to start service between Tokyo and Kanazawa via Nagano in the spring of 2015.

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Emperor, empress to vacation in Nagano

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko are seen Aug. 23, 2012, at JR Tokyo Station shortly before their departure aboard a shinkansen bullet train for Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, where the couple plans to vacation until Aug. 27.

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All aboard the Pokemon bullet train

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers wave from a Shinkansen bullet train painted with an image of Pikachu, a popular Pokemon character, at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on July 18. East Japan Railway Co., or more widely known as JR East, started running the Pokemon high-speed trains the same day on the Tohoku, Joetsu, Akita, Yamagata and Nagano Shinkansen lines.

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All aboard the Pokemon bullet train

TOKYO, Japan - Children are photographed in front of a Shinkansen train car painted with images of popular Pokemon characters at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on July 18. East Japan Railway Co., or more widely known as JR East, started running the Pokemon high-speed trains the same day on the Tohoku, Joetsu, Akita, Yamagata and Nagano Shinkansen lines.

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Northbound shinkansen trains suspended due to signal glitch

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers walk along the tracks after getting off a Shinkansen train stuck between JR Tabata and Nishi-Nippori stations in Tokyo on Sept. 28. Trains on the Tohoku, Joetsu and Nagano Shinkansen lines were suspended for about four hours due to a signal malfunction.

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Typhoon Danas halts Nagano bullet train services

NAGANO, Japan - Passengers scheduled to take Nagano Shinkansen Line trains queue in front of ticket counters at JR Nagano Station on Sept. 10 for refunds or to change tickets as the powerful Typhoon Danas suspended services on the line.

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Lightning streaks over premier's official residence

TOKYO, Japan - Lightning streaks through the night sky over Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's official residence in Tokyo on July 4. Heavy thunderstorms struck parts of Japan the same day, affecting transportation systems and causing service delays on parts of the Tokaido, Yamagata and Nagano Shinkansen lines.

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1 month before launch of new bullet train line

File photo taken Jan. 28, 2015, shows the Tsuzumi-mon gate in front of JR Kanazawa Station, Ishikawa Prefecture, where the new bullet trains on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line will stop after operations begin on March 14, 2015. The new service connecting Nagano, central Japan, and Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast, is an extension of the existing route between Tokyo and Nagano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 month before launch of new bullet train line

File photo taken Jan. 29, 2015, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows JR Toyama Station in central Japan, where the new bullet trains on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line will stop after operations begin on March 14, 2015. The new service connecting Nagano, central Japan, and Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast, is an extension of the existing route between Tokyo and Nagano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 month before launch of new bullet train line

This Feb. 6, 2015, photo shows a bullet train-shaped balloon at JR Kanazawa Station, Ishikawa Prefecture, ahead of the launch on March 14 of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, connecting Nagano, central Japan, and Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast. The new line is an extension of an existing route between Tokyo and Nagano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 month before launch of new bullet train line

This Feb. 5, 2015, photo shows a bullet train of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, scheduled to be launched on March 14, 2015, arriving at JR Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. The new bullet train service connecting Nagano, central Japan, and Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast, is an extension of the existing route between Tokyo and Nagano. (Photo taken with fisheye lens)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 month before launch of new bullet train line

This Feb. 5, 2015, photo shows a man sitting on an automatic reclining leather seat in the "Gran Class" luxury section of a bullet train, which will be used on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to be launched on March 14, 2015. The new bullet train service, connecting Nagano, central Japan, and Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast, is an extension of the existing route between Tokyo and Nagano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 month before launch of new bullet train line

This Feb. 5, 2015, photo shows a bullet train of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, scheduled to be launched on March 14, 2015, arriving at JR Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. The new bullet train service connecting Nagano, central Japan, and Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast, is an extension of the existing route between Tokyo and Nagano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 month before launch of new bullet train line

This Feb. 6, 2015, photo shows a board for counting down the days left before the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line begins operation, set up at JR Toyama Station, central Japan, one of the stops of the new bullet train service. The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, which is scheduled to begin operations on March 14, 2015, connects Nagano, central Japan, and Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 month before launch of new bullet train line

This Feb. 5, 2015, photo shows a panel with a design on the theme of the four seasons in Japan, at the deck of the "Gran Class" luxury section of the bullet train of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line that is scheduled to start operation on March 14, 2014. The new service connecting Nagano, central Japan, and Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast, is an extension of the existing route between Tokyo and Nagano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 month before launch of new bullet train line

This Feb. 5, 2015, photo shows an attendant in the "Gran Class" luxury section of a bullet train of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, which is scheduled to begin operation on March 14, 2015. The new bullet train service connecting Nagano, central Japan, and Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast, is an extension of the existing route between Tokyo and Nagano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reporters invited for test ride on new bullet train

Reporters examine the inside of a W7 series bullet train, developed for use on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line scheduled to start operation in March 2015, after the train left JR Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture on Feb. 5, 2015, for a test-ride event. The new bullet train service connecting Nagano, central Japan, and Kanawaza on the Sea of Japan coast, is an extension of the existing route between Tokyo and Nagano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reporters invited for test ride on new bullet train

A reporter takes pictures of the landscape from inside a W7 series bullet train, developed for use on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line scheduled to start operation in March 2015, after the train left JR Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture on Feb. 5, 2015, for a test-ride event for reporters. The new bullet train service connecting Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast with Nagano, central Japan, is an extension of the existing route between Tokyo and Nagano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reporters invited for test ride on new bullet train

Photo taken Feb. 5, 2015, shows the landscape in Toyama Prefecture seen from inside an E7 series bullet train during a test-ride event for reporters ahead of the launch the following month of operations on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line connecting Nagano, central Japan with Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast. The new bullet train service is an extension of the existing route between Tokyo and Nagano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reporters invited for test ride on new bullet train

Photo shows a "Gran Class" luxury section of a W7 series bullet train, developed for use on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line scheduled to start operation in March 2015, after the train left JR Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture on Feb. 5, 2015, for a test-ride event for reporters. The new bullet train service connecting Nagano, central Japan, and Kanawaza on the Sea of Japan coast, is an extension of the existing route between Tokyo and Nagano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yasutaka Nakata composes bullet train departure melody

Musician Yasutaka Nakata (R), a member of the electronic music duo CAPSULE and producer of the female techno pop group Perfume, shakes hands with Kanazawa Mayor Yukiyoshi Yamano at the Kanazawa municipal government offices in Ishikawa Prefecture on Feb. 5, 2015. Nakata, who is from the city on the Sea of Japan coast, composed a train departure melody for a new shinkansen bullet train service at JR Kanazawa Station at the municipal government's request. The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line connecting Kanazawa with Nagano, central Japan will start operation on March 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo