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Power outage disrupts train services in Tokyo

Power outage disrupts train services in Tokyo

An information board at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2026 notifies passengers of the suspension of train services on the Joban Line, after a power outage at the station.

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Power outage disrupts train services in Tokyo

Power outage disrupts train services in Tokyo

An information board at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2026 notifies passengers of the suspension of train services on the Joban Line, after a power outage at the station.

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Power outage disrupts train services in Tokyo

Power outage disrupts train services in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people walk along the tracks of the JR Joban Line in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2026, as train services are disrupted following a power outage at Ueno Station.

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Power outage disrupts train services in Tokyo

Power outage disrupts train services in Tokyo

People walk along the tracks of the JR Joban Line in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2026, as train services are disrupted following a power outage at Ueno Station.

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Power outage disrupts train services in Tokyo

Power outage disrupts train services in Tokyo

People walk along the tracks of the JR Joban Line in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2026, as train services are disrupted following a power outage at Ueno Station.

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Dominican Republic: Tropical Storm Melissa Batters, Causing Damage and Disruptions 2

Tropical Storm Melissa swept through the Dominican Republic, toppling trees, traffic lights, and triggering small landslides. Authorities closed schools and government offices across several provinces as the storm disrupted water systems and threatened severe flooding. Melissa is expected to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane this weekend as it lashes the Caribbean with heavy rain and destructive winds.

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Indonesia: Mt. Lewotobi Erupts, Triggers Highest Alert and Spews Ash High Into Sky

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, erupted late Tuesday, October 15, and again early Wednesday, spewing ash up to 10 kilometers into the sky. Indonesia’s volcanology agency raised the alert to its highest level after detecting deep tremors that signaled possible explosive activity.

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US: Severe Weather Warning for Houston Area With Hail, High Winds, Tornado Risk

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Houston area until evening of Monday, May 5. It brought hail, damaging winds, flooding, and possible tornadoes.

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US: Sunset Fire Ignites In Hollywood Hills, Triggering Mandatory Evacuation Orders

A brush fire, dubbed the Sunset Fire, broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday evening, January 8, triggering mandatory evacuation orders.

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Philippines: Thunderstorms Hit, Bringing Intense Rainfall To Central Regions

The regions of Visayas, Bicol, Calabarzon, and Mimaropa may experience cloudy skies with scattered rains as isolated thunderstorms hit. According to reports, heavy rainfall of 100 to 200 mm was expected in Northern Samar on Monday.

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JR station near Fukushima nuke plant on way to recovery

JR station near Fukushima nuke plant on way to recovery

SENDAI, Japan - The weed-covered Tatsuta Station in the town of Naraha on the JR Joban railway line is seen in the upper photo taken on Sept. 26, 2012, while the photograph below taken on Sept. 4, 2014, shows the station looking normal as train runs between Tatsuta and Hirono Station, south of Naraha, resumed in June this year.

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Japan quake aftermath

Japan quake aftermath

YAMAMOTO, Japan - Photo taken on March 18, 2011, shows remains of a rail track of the JR Joban Line, destroyed by the March 11 quake-triggered tsunami, in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Killer tsunami in Japan

Killer tsunami in Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Train cars of the JR Joban Line are seen overturned on the ground on March 12, 2011, after being swept by tsunami in the town of Shinchi in Fukushima Prefecture after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 hit the country the previous day.

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Megaquake aftermath in Japan

Megaquake aftermath in Japan

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Train cars of the JR Joban Line are seen overturned and scattered in the town of Shinchi in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 12, 2011, a day after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated the area.

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Killer tsunami in Japan

Killer tsunami in Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Train cars of the JR Joban Line are seen overturned on the ground on March 12, 2011, after being swept by tsunami in the town of Shinchi in Fukushima Prefecture after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 hit the country the previous day.

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Train-car collision in eastern Japan

Train-car collision in eastern Japan

Workers investigate the scene of a collision between a JR Joban Line train and a passenger car at a railroad crossing in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Kasama, eastern Japan, on Dec. 26, 2021. The driver of the car died, while there was no report of injury to any train passenger.

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Ueno-Tokyo railway line launched

Ueno-Tokyo railway line launched

The limited express Hitachi departs from Tokyo's JR Shinagawa Station on March 14, 2015, the first train to run on the brand-new Ueno-Tokyo Line, allowing the Utsunomiya, Takasaki and Joban lines to be directly connected with the Tokaido Main Line. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Killer tsunami in Japan

Killer tsunami in Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Train cars of the JR Joban Line are seen overturned on the ground on March 12, 2011, after being swept by tsunami in the town of Shinchi in Fukushima Prefecture after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 hit the country the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Japan quake aftermath

Japan quake aftermath

YAMAMOTO, Japan - Photo taken on March 18, 2011, shows remains of a rail track of the JR Joban Line, destroyed by the March 11 quake-triggered tsunami, in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Megaquake aftermath in Japan

Megaquake aftermath in Japan

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Train cars of the JR Joban Line are seen overturned and scattered in the town of Shinchi in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 12, 2011, a day after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated the area. (Kyodo)

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Killer tsunami in Japan

Killer tsunami in Japan

KITAKAMI, Japan - Train cars of the JR Joban Line are seen overturned on the ground on March 12, 2011, after being swept by tsunami in the town of Shinchi in Fukushima Prefecture after Japan's strongest recorded earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 hit the country the previous day. (Kyodo)

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JR station near Fukushima nuke plant on way to recovery

JR station near Fukushima nuke plant on way to recovery

SENDAI, Japan - The weed-covered Tatsuta Station in the town of Naraha on the JR Joban railway line is seen in the upper photo taken on Sept. 26, 2012, while the photograph below taken on Sept. 4, 2014, shows the station looking normal as train runs between Tatsuta and Hirono Station, south of Naraha, resumed in June this year. (Kyodo)

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JR East partially reopens line halted since 2011 nuclear disaster

JR East partially reopens line halted since 2011 nuclear disaster

A ceremony to mark the restart of train services of the Joban Line in Fukushima Prefecture is held at Tomioka Station in the town of Tomioka on Oct. 21, 2017. East Japan Railway Co. partially reopened a section of the line that had been suspended since the March 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR East partially reopens line halted since 2011 nuclear disaster

JR East partially reopens line halted since 2011 nuclear disaster

A train runs past a temporary storage area where a number of large bags containing waste materials from demolition works are stacked in the northeastern Japan town of Tomioka on Oct. 21, 2017. East Japan Railway Co. partially reopened a section of the Joban Line in Fukushima Prefecture that had been suspended since the March 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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East Japan Railway line suspended since 2011 tsunami partially reopens

East Japan Railway line suspended since 2011 tsunami partially reopens

File photo taken in March 2011 shows overturned trains of East Japan Railway Co.'s Joban Line in Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture, following a massive tsunami. A 23-kilometer section of East JR Co.'s Joban Line reopened on Dec. 10, 2016, five years and nine months after the quake-tsunami disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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