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Train services in parts of western Japan restarted at around 6 p.m. after being disrupted earlier in the day due to a report of suspicious items found at Kyoto Station, the operator says.
Bullet train services are suspended in parts of eastern Japan, affected by a breakdown of a maintenance vehicle, their operator said.
Bullet train services on eastern and central Japan sections resume after a power outage caused a shinkansen train to halt between two stations the previous day.
Tokyo's Yamanote loop line service is partially suspended for two days through Nov. 19 due to construction work to elevate railway tracks and platforms at bustling Shibuya Station.
Shinkansen bullet train services between eastern and southwestern Japan were again disrupted on Thursday, leaving many travelers stranded a day after they were extensively affected by heavy rain brought by a typhoon ripping across the country's main island of Honshu.