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TOKYO -- East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) workers have begun removing a Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train that derailed in the northeastern Japan city of
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said it expects to resume full operations on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line around April 20 in time to meet demand for the peak Golden Week travel season following the derailment of a 17-car bullet train in an earthquake last week.
Authorities lifted a tsunami advisory and electricity was restored after a powerful 7.4-magnitude quake jolted northeastern Japan on Wednesday night in waters near the site of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
TOKYO — A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted eastern Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the northeast coast.The quake, which cut power to more than two million households, was centred off the coast of the Fukushima region at a depth of 60 kilometres, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.“Calls have been
Some locations measured magnitude 7.3 and shaking strength of six or more on the Japanese scale, making it impossible for people to stand.