Aerial footage taken on Feb. 14 shows landslides and other damage caused by the earthquake in Fukushima Prefecture. (Masahiko Endo)
More than 100 people were injured in a magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck on Feb. 13 in the same Tohoku region that was devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami 10 years ago.
As of 9 a.m. on Feb. 14, at least 102 people in seven prefectures, including Fukushima and Miyagi, were confirmed to have been injured in the quake that occurred the previous night, triggering widespread blackouts, local authorities said.
No deaths were reported.
The temblor hit at 11:07 p.m. Its focus was off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture at a depth of 55 kilometers, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
An artist’s rendering of a Shinkansen train car that is friendly to remote workers. East Japan Railway Co. will experiment using ordinary cars before deciding whether to offer them exclusively for the purpose. (Provided by East Japan Railway Co.)
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) is planning to refigure the layout on some of its Shinkansen train cars to allow passengers to work remotely and in relative peace while traveling.
JR East said Dec. 15 it aims to start the service as a pilot project on its Tohoku Shinkansen Line trains by April and introduce it as a full service around 2024.