Cracks found in window of Shinkansen bullet train

Cracks found in window of Shinkansen bullet train

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken at JR Tokyo Station, shows cracks found Nov. 8 on the glass window of a Shinkansen bullet-train car. The cracks were found on a Tokyo-bound train from Hakata, Kyushu, while it was passing between Fukuyama and Shin-Kurashiki stations on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line. It was the 2nd such incident in as many days and the 5th since Oct. 21 on the same line.

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