“We are maximizing the effects of the line’s opening to ensure it will be a great success,” Yoji Furumiya, president of Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu), said at an Aug. 22 news conference.

KITA-KYUSHU ... The train was designed by IFOO, a design firm based in Kagoshima. While the base color of the exterior is glossy black, it sports gold lines representing the route map of the ...

Although designated as a basic plan route by the government in 1973, the East Kyushu Shinkansen lacks formal development ...