JR West's president speaks after inspecting tunnel

JR West's president speaks after inspecting tunnel

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Shojiro Nanya, president of West Japan Railway Co. (JR West), speaks to reporters Oct. 16 at Kokura Station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, after inspecting a tunnel on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line where a block of concrete weighing 226 kilograms fell from the wall Oct. 9.

Travelers rush to bullet train as service resumes

Travelers rush to bullet train as service resumes

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Travelers get on a bullet train at Hiroshima Station on Oct. 9 as service resumed following a safety check in tunnels on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line linking Osaka with Fukuoka. A large block of concrete weighing 226 kilograms fell from the wall of a tunnel earlier in the day, halting bullet train services between Hiroshima and Hakata stations.

JR West's president speaks after inspecting tunnel

JR West's president speaks after inspecting tunnel

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Shojiro Nanya, president of West Japan Railway Co. (JR West), speaks to reporters Oct. 16 at Kokura Station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, after inspecting a tunnel on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line where a block of concrete weighing 226 kilograms fell from the wall Oct. 9.

Travelers rush to bullet train as service resumes

Travelers rush to bullet train as service resumes

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Travelers get on a bullet train at Hiroshima Station on Oct. 9 as service resumed following a safety check in tunnels on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line linking Osaka with Fukuoka. A large block of concrete weighing 226 kilograms fell from the wall of a tunnel earlier in the day, halting bullet train services between Hiroshima and Hakata stations.