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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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Powerful typhoon in Japan

JR Hakata station in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka is empty on Aug. 30, 2024, with Kyushu shinkansen bullet train services cancelled as Typhoon Shanshan approaches the area.

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

A woman walks against strong wind in front of JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka city on Aug. 29, 2024, as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu.

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

A crosswalk in front of JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka city is deserted on Aug. 29, 2024, as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu.

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JR Kyushu and SkyDrive tie up in flying taxi business

SkyDrive Inc. CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa (R) and Kyushu Railway Co. President Yoji Furumiya shake hands in Tokyo on July 4, 2024, after the two companies concluded a business partnership accord to study the feasibility of commercializing a flying taxi service at railway stations operated by the JR company on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu and commercial facilities in the Kyushu region in 2026 at the earliest.

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Final run of steam locomotive Hitoyoshi in southwestern Japan

A Kyushu Railway Co. train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi, built over 100 years ago, departs JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 23, 2024, during a ceremony for its final commercial run. (Pool photo)

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Newly opened Marriott hotel in Nagasaki

Photo taken in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 16, 2024, shows the Nagasaki Marriott Hotel, a ship-like building commanding a view of Nagasaki port that opened the same day adjacent to JR Nagasaki Station. The first Marriott hotel in southwestern Japan's Kyushu region, the 207-room facility is operated by Kyushu Railway Co.

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[Breaking News]Steam locomotive in southwestern Japan to be retired

KUMAMOTO, Japan Kyodo - A Kyushu Railway Co. train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi departs JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 12, 2024, for a special sightseeing tour before the locomotive, built over 100 years ago, is retired on March 23. (Kyodo)

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Steam locomotive in southwestern Japan to be retired

A Kyushu Railway Co. train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi departs JR Tosu Station in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 12, 2024, for a special sightseeing tour before the locomotive, built over 100 years ago, is retired on March 23.

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101st anniversary of steam locomotive

A Kyushu Railway Co. special train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi departs JR Yatsushiro Station in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 18, 2023, marking the 101st anniversary of the start of its service. The locomotive, built in 1922, will retire in March 2024.

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101st anniversary of steam locomotive

A Kyushu Railway Co. special train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi departs JR Yatsushiro Station in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 18, 2023, marking the 101st anniversary of the start of its service. The locomotive, built in 1922, will retire in March 2024.

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10th anniv. of luxury excursion train Seven Stars in Kyushu

Kyushu Railway Co. adviser Koji Karaike speaks during a ceremony held at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 14, 2023, ahead of a commemorative ride of the Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury sleeping car excursion train marking the 10th anniversary of the start of its commercial service.

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10th anniv. of luxury excursion train "Seven Stars in Kyushu"

A ceremony is held at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 14, 2023, ahead of a commemorative ride of the Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury sleeping car excursion train to mark the 10th anniversary of the start of its commercial service.

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1st anniv. of bullet train Kamome

A Kamome bullet train departs JR Nagasaki Station in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki on Sept. 23, 2023, marking the first anniversary of the start of its commercial services on the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Line in Saga and Nagasaki prefectures.

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1st anniv. of bullet train Kamome

A Kamome bullet train departs JR Nagasaki Station in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki on Sept. 23, 2023, marking the first anniversary of the start of its commercial services on the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Line in Saga and Nagasaki prefectures.

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1st anniv. of bullet train Kamome

A Kamome bullet train departs JR Nagasaki Station in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki on Sept. 23, 2023, marking the first anniversary of the start of its commercial services on the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Line in Saga and Nagasaki prefectures.

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1st anniv. of bullet train Kamome

A Kamome bullet train prepares to depart JR Nagasaki Station in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki on Sept. 23, 2023, marking the first anniversary of the start of its commercial services on the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Line in Saga and Nagasaki prefectures.

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JR Kyushu logo

File photo taken in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 17, 2023, shows the logo of Kyushu Railway Co.

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JR Kyushu logo

File photo taken in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 17, 2023, shows the logo of Kyushu Railway Co.

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JR Kyushu signboard

File photo taken in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 17, 2023, shows the signboard of Kyushu Railway Co.

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Heavy rain in Japan

JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, is crowded with passengers on July 1, 2023, as shinkansen bullet train services are disrupted following heavy rain that pounded parts of western Japan and the southwestern Kyushu region.

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Heavy rain in Japan

JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, is crowded with passengers on July 1, 2023, as shinkansen bullet train services are disrupted following heavy rain that pounded parts of western Japan and the southwestern Kyushu region.

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Heavy rain in Japan

JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, is crowded with passengers on July 1, 2023, as shinkansen bullet train services are disrupted following heavy rain that pounded parts of western Japan and the southwestern Kyushu region.

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'Yokai Watch' bullet train in Kyushu

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kyushu Railway Co.'s Shinkansen bullet train featuring images of characters from "Yokai Watch," a huge-hit game and animation, leaves JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 20, 2014, while popular character Jibanyan sees it off. The special train is on operation until March 1 between Hakata and Kagoshimachuo stations in Kyushu.

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World's 1st best sommelier serves on Seven Stars train

NAGASAKI, Japan - France's Jean Luc Pouteau, the world's first best sommelier, serves champagne to passengers on Kyushu Railway Co.'s Seven Stars luxury cruise and sleeper train at JR Nagasaki Station in southwestern Japan on Oct. 25, 2014.

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Endurance test for gauge-changeable train shown to press

FUKUOKA, Japan - Part of a gauge-changeable train is shown to the press on Oct. 19, 2014, during its endurance test at a JR Kyushu Railway station in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The JR group aims to introduce the train on the Nagasaki route of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line to be opened in fiscal 2022.

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Gauge-changeable train runs for endurance test

FUKUOKA, Japan - A gauge-changeable train undergoes an endurance test near a JR Kyushu Railway station in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 19, 2014. The JR group aims to introduce the train on the Nagasaki route of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line to be opened in fiscal 2022.

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Seven Stars luxury train for tourists from overseas

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Railway Co.'s Seven Stars luxury sleeper train travels through Yufu, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan, in October 2013. JR Kyushu began a luxury train service exclusively for passengers from overseas on April 8, 2014.

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Graduation ceremony in Kyushu shinkansen train

FUKUOKA, Japan - A student (L) from the Fukuoka municipal Chiyo elementary school receives her graduation certificate inside a Kyushu shinkansen bullet train at JR Shin-Tosu Station in Saga Prefecture on March 18, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Cherry flowers painted on Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - A "Tsubame" (swallow) bullet train waits at JR Hakata Station on March 12, 2014, with cherry flowers painted on its sides, as the day marks the 10th anniversary of the partial start of the Kyushu Shinkansen line and the third year of the opening of its entire route from Hakata to Kagoshima.

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Man behind debut of Seven Stars in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yoshio Naka, deputy director of the cruise train headquarters at Kyushu Railway Co., speaks about the company's project to launch "Seven Stars in Kyushu" cruise and sleeper train, during an interview on Sept. 30, 2013 in Fukuoka's Hakata Ward. Kyushu Railway, better known as JR Kyushu, began running in mid-October the same year the Seven Stars luxury train that can accommodate a total of 30 guests in 14 compartments on seven cars.

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"Seven Stars in Kyushu" luxury train debuts

FUKUOKA, Japan - The first "Seven Stars in Kyushu" train leaves JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture on Oct. 15, 2013, as Kyushu Railway Co. launched the luxury cruise and sleeper train service.

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"Seven Stars in Kyushu" luxury train debuts

FUKUOKA, Japan - The first "Seven Stars in Kyushu" train leaves JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture on Oct. 15, 2013, as Kyushu Railway Co. launched the luxury cruise and sleeper train service.

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Seven Stars luxury cruise train

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Railway Co. unveils to the press Oct. 10, 2013, the DX Suite, the most expensive guest room of its Seven Stars luxury cruise train service, during the train's test run in Kagoshima Prefecture. The railway operator commonly known as JR Kyushu is set to launch the Seven Stars service Oct. 15.

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Seven Stars luxury cruise train

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Railway Co. unveils to the press Oct. 10, 2013, the DX Suite, the most expensive guest room of its Seven Stars luxury cruise train service, during the train's test run in Kagoshima Prefecture. The railway operator commonly known as JR Kyushu is set to launch the Seven Stars service Oct. 15.

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Japan-Thailand railway cooperation

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) President Koji Karaike (R) and Prapat Chongsanguan, head of the State Railway of Thailand, shake hands after concluding a memorandum on cooperation at JR Hakata Station in the city of Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on May 24, 2013.

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JR Kyushu exhibition in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Designer Eiji Mitooka visits an exhibition in Bangkok on March 16, 2013, showcasing train models he designed for Kyushu Railway Co., known as JR Kyushu. When Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra visited Japan in April 2012, she was impressed by the bullet train services operated by JR Kyushu, both in their technical and design aspects. She then invited JR Kyushu and Mitooka to exhibit their successful experience in Thailand.

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JR Kyushu exhibition in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Designer Eiji Mitooka visits an exhibition in Bangkok on March 16, 2013, showcasing train models he designed for Kyushu Railway Co., known as JR Kyushu. When Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra visited Japan in April 2012, she was impressed by the bullet train services operated by JR Kyushu, both in their technical and design aspects. She then invited JR Kyushu and Mitooka to exhibit their successful experience in Thailand.

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Powerful typhoon hits Kyushu

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2012, shows a rail track at JR Nagasaki Station in the city of Nagasaki, temporarily flooded by the season's 16th typhoon which brought heavy rain to the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu.

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Train track damaged by downpour in Kyushu

ASO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2012, shows train track wreckage in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture. Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) showed to the media a section of the JR Hohi Line severely damaged by torrential rain in July. Train service in the area is still suspended.

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Train track damaged by downpour in Kyushu

ASO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2012, shows train track wreckage in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture. Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) showed to the media a section of the JR Hohi Line severely damaged by torrential rain in July. Train service in the area is still suspended.

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Train track damaged by downpour in Kyushu

ASO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2012, shows a stretch of damaged train track of the JR Hohi Line in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture. Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) showed to the media a section of the railroad line on which service is still suspended due to damage caused by a downpour in July.

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Japan's power-saving period begins

FUKUOKA, Japan - (from L) Fukuoka Gov. Hiroshi Ogawa, Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima and Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Michiaki Uriu distribute handouts calling for electricity saving near JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka City on July 2, 2012. A government-requested power-saving period began in Japan that day to cope with power supply constraints caused by the prolonged halt of nuclear reactors following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.

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Yingluck boards Kyushu Shinkansen train

FUKUOKA, Japan - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (R) smiles with the doll ''Kumamon,'' the mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, that she received as a gift from Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima (L), at JR Kumamoto station on April 22, 2012. The prime minister made a roundtrip between Kumamoto and Hakata on the bullet train line.

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Yingluck boards Kyushu Shinkansen train

FUKUOKA, Japan - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra smiles with the doll ''Kumamon,'' the mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, that she received as a gift from Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima, at JR Kumamoto station on April 22, 2012. The prime minister made a roundtrip between Kumamoto and Hakata on the bullet train line.

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Playroom on train platform

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kindergarteners enjoy themselves at a playroom set up on a platform of JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 9, 2011. Kyushu Railway Co. the same day held the opening ceremony for the facility, which allows children to view trains while playing with toys, ahead of the start of its business operations March 10. The railway operator said it hopes to nurture future railway fans with the playroom.