A railway company in Iwate, northeastern Japan, has started operating train cars adorned with decorative plates symbolizing Kuwait as gratitude for the financial aid received from the Middle East country in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.Sanriku Railway Co., which operates a train service along part of the coastline devastated by the disaster, purchased eight new carriages with financial aid from the Kuwaiti government worth 2 billion yen ($19 million).The railway firm will run the eight cars -- which feature four different designs of plate, including one depicting Kuwait …READ FULL ARTICLE
