'Shooting Star' Bullet Train

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width="30" height="30">NIPPON TV NEWS 24 JAPAN</a></span> <time datetime="2021-03-29" itemprop="dateModified">Updated March 29, 2021</time> </p> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/train/">Trains</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/fukuoka/">Fukuoka</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/kagoshima/">Kagoshima</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/kumamoto/">Kumamoto</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/kyushu/">Kyushu</a> </span> </div> <div class="main-image"> <figure> <div class="image"> <img width="390" height="260" src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/860/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2021/03/605092d082df0_605092311930b_1667665412.jpg" alt="'Shooting Star' Bullet Train" itemprop="image"> </div> <figcaption> <blockquote> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI35hDrJ8hs" target="_blank">www.youtube.com</a> </blockquote> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="header-bottom clearfix"> <div class="main-lead float-l"> <p class="txt" itemprop="articleBody">A beaming bullet train running through the Kyushu area was created to mark the 10th anniversary of the Kyushu Shinkansen.</p> </div> <div class="main-sns float-l"> <ul> <li class="float-l"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fallabout-japan.com%2Fen%2Farticle%2F10218%2F&t=%27Shooting%20Star%27%20Bullet%20Train" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'window', 'width=550, height=450,personalbar=0,toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=1'); return false;"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a></li> <li class="float-l"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?text=%27Shooting%20Star%27%20Bullet%20Train&url=https%3A%2F%2Fallabout-japan.com%2Fen%2Farticle%2F10218%2F&hashtags=AllAboutJapan&via=AllAbout_Japan" onClick="window.open(this.href, 'tweetwindow', 'width=550, height=450, personalbar=0, toolbar=0, scrollbars=1, resizable=1'); return false;"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a></li> <li class="float-l"> <a 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