Crowded train station after Shizuoka quake

Crowded train station after Shizuoka quake

OSAKA, Japan - People line up for refunds on their Shinkansen bullet train tickets and other procedures at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka on Aug. 11. JR group company train operations were disrupted by a strong earthquake that hit Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, and its vicinity the same day.

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