An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted northeastern Japan around Thursday noon, the country's weather agency says, with no tsunami warning issued and no abnormalities confirmed at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
For a limited time, the handwashing areas at Tokyo Disneyland feature Minnie-shaped foam. Special Minnie-themed merchandise and menus are also available.
Sections of the Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku shinkansen lines were affected after a bullet train crossed a section of track where an overhead electrical wire was hanging down.
Services on three Shinkansen lines in central and eastern Japan were suspended on Jan. 23 after a power outage occurred, triggered by loose overhead wires, forcing many passengers to walk to stations.
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