"Conventional JR Kyushu train cars are edgy, but the Kamome is designed like a hotel that is mature and friendly," the designer said. The Nishi-Kyushu route will eventually connect Nagasaki ...

Switching trains was smooth as it took only 30 seconds or so to cross the 10-meter-wide platform to board the Kamome bullet train. JR Kyushu factors in three minutes to change trains at the station.

Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu), considering the substance suspicious, suspended the train's operations for safety checks and reported the issue to Fukuoka Prefectural Police. The police determined ...