Crowded train station after Shizuoka quake

Crowded train station after Shizuoka quake

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers await an early resumption of the operation of Shinkansen bullet trains on a JR Tokyo Station platform Aug. 11. The train operation was temporarily suspended after a strong earthquake hit Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, and its vicinity the same day.

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