Toyama readies for launch of Hokuriku Shinkansen line

A streetcar decorated with the slogan "Toyama, hajimaru (commence)" is operated in Toyama on March 6, 2015, ahead of the March 14 launch of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train service that will allow direct rail access to Toyama from Tokyo via Nagano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo