Construction work to restore Kyushu Shinkansen (bullet train) service between Fukuoka City (Hakata Station) and Kumamoto City will finish today. The Hakata ~ Kumamoto section is scheduled to reopen tomorrow (Apr. 23), pending a test drive also scheduled for Apr. 23. The work on the railways running between Kumamoto and Shin-Minamata is still in progress. Source: NHK News Web, 4/22
