Tsunami-hit local train line resumes full operation in north Japan

Tsunami-hit local train line resumes full operation in north Japan

Local residents celebrate with flags the resumption of full train services on East Japan Railway Co.'s tsunami-hit Senseki Line near Nobiru Station in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 30, 2015. The train features characters by the late manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori, who hailed from a nearby town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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