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Power outage stops train in Japan

Commuters crowd the Keikyu Kamata Station in Tokyo after JR train services were suspended due to a power outage between JR Shimbashi and Shinagawa stations, disrupting major rail lines in the Japanese capital on Jan. 16, 2026.

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CORRECTED: Power outage stops train in Japan

Passengers get off a train with the help of railway company personnel and firefighters after a power outage halted their train between JR Tamachi and Takanawa Gateway stations in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026.

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CORRECTED: Power outage stops train in Japan

Passengers get off a train with the help of railway company personnel after a power outage halted their train between JR Tamachi and Takanawa Gateway stations in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026.

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CORRECTED: Power outage stops train in Japan

Passengers get off a train with the help of railway company personnel after a power outage halted their train between JR Tamachi and Takanawa Gateway stations in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026.

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CORRECTED: Power outage stops train in Japan

Passengers get off a train with the help of railway company personnel after a power outage halted their train between JR Tamachi and Takanawa Gateway stations in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026.

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CORRECTED: Power outage stops train in Japan

Passengers get off a train with the help of railway company personnel after a power outage halted their train between JR Tamachi and Takanawa Gateway stations in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026.

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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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Bullet trains in northeastern Japan halted due to inspection

An electronic sign at JR Sendai Station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, notifies passengers of the temporary suspension of services in both directions on the Tokyo-Sendai section of the Tohoku Shinkansen line on June 17, 2025, following a malfunction that saw a train stop between stations.

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Bullet trains in northeastern Japan halted due to inspection

An electronic sign at JR Sendai Station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, notifies passengers of the temporary suspension of services in both directions on the Tokyo-Sendai section of the Tohoku Shinkansen line on June 17, 2025, following a malfunction that saw a train stop between stations.

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Bullet trains in northeastern Japan halted due to inspection

An electronic sign at JR Sendai Station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, notifies passengers of the temporary suspension of services in both directions on the Tokyo-Sendai section of the Tohoku Shinkansen line on June 17, 2025, following a malfunction that saw a train stop between stations.

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Bullet trains in northeastern Japan halted due to inspection

JR Sendai Station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is crowded with passengers on June 17, 2025, after the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train service was suspended in both directions on the Tokyo-Sendai section, following a malfunction that saw a train stop between stations.

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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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Construction to link JR stations with Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan, April 21 Kyodo - Construction is under way near JR Tamachi Station in Tokyo on April 19, 2025, to link JR stations with Haneda airport directly. When the construction is completed in fiscal 2031, passengers will be able to travel between JR Tokyo Station and the airport in 18 minutes. (Kyodo)

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Construction to link JR stations with Haneda airport

Construction is under way near JR Tamachi Station in Tokyo on April 19, 2025, to link JR stations with Haneda airport directly. When the construction is completed in fiscal 2031, passengers will be able to travel between JR Tokyo Station and the airport in 18 minutes.

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Construction to link JR stations with Haneda airport

Construction is under way near JR Tamachi Station in Tokyo on April 19, 2025, to link JR stations with Haneda airport directly. When the construction is completed in fiscal 2031, passengers will be able to travel between JR Tokyo Station and the airport in 18 minutes.

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Construction to link JR stations with Haneda airport

Construction is under way near JR Tamachi Station in Tokyo on April 19, 2025, to link JR stations with Haneda airport directly. When the construction is completed in fiscal 2031, passengers will be able to travel between JR Tokyo Station and the airport in 18 minutes.

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Box to measure health conditions

Photo taken on March 12, 2025, shows the interior of a box set up at JR Osaka Station to measure health indicators related to blood vessels, the heart, brain, eyesight, teeth, skin and hair. Pedestrians can use the boxes, also available at other JR stations in the western Japan city, free of charge during the 2025 World Exposition starting in April.

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Boxes to measure health conditions

Photo taken on March 12, 2025, shows boxes set up at JR Osaka Station to measure health indicators related to blood vessels, the heart, brain, eyesight, teeth, skin and hair. Pedestrians can use the boxes, also available at other JR stations in the western Japan city, free of charge during the 2025 World Exposition starting in April.

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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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Japan: Shinkansen Services Halted After Two Linked Cars Disconnected

Tohoku Shinkansen services were suspended for hours after two linked trains uncoupled between Furukawa and Sendai stations in Miyagi Prefecture, northeast Japan on Thursday, September 19. JR East halted all bullet train services between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori in Aomori Prefecture for inspection. This video shows a bullet train stopped in Osaki City, about 8 kilometers south of Furukawa station. There is no injuries reported among the some 320 people aboard.

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Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 9

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along the Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

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Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 8

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

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Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 5

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

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Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 6

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

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Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 7

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

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Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 3

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

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Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 4

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

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Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 2

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

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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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[Breaking News] Power outage halts bullet trains in Japan

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - JR Tokyo Station is crowded with passengers on Jan. 23, 2024, after shinkansen bullet train services were suspended between Tokyo and stations in eastern, central and northeastern Japan due to a power outage. (Kyodo)

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Bullet train services resume after power outage

Passengers buy tickets for shinkansen bullet trains at JR Tokyo Station on Jan. 24, 2024, as their operations resumed after services were halted between Tokyo and stations in eastern, central and northeastern Japan due to a power outage.

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Bullet train services resume after power outage

Passengers are pictured in front of a ticket gate for shinkansen bullet train services at JR Tokyo Station on Jan. 24, 2024, as their operations resumed after services were halted between Tokyo and stations in eastern, central and northeastern Japan due to a power outage.

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Power outage halts bullet trains in Japan

Passengers look at an information display at JR Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 23, 2024, after shinkansen bullet train services were suspended between Tokyo and stations in eastern, central and northeastern Japan due to a power outage.

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Power outage halts bullet trains in Japan

Passengers form a line at a ticket counter at JR Tokyo Station on Jan. 23, 2024, after shinkansen bullet train services were suspended between Tokyo and stations in eastern, central and northeastern Japan due to a power outage.

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Power outage halts bullet trains in Japan

Passengers form lines in front of ticket gates at JR Sendai Station in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 23, 2024, after shinkansen bullet train services were suspended between Tokyo and stations in eastern, central and northeastern Japan due to a power outage.

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Power outage halts bullet trains in Japan

JR Tokyo Station is crowded with passengers on Jan. 23, 2024, after shinkansen bullet train services were suspended between Tokyo and stations in eastern, central and northeastern Japan due to a power outage.

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JR East studying building new station on Yamanote Line

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 4, 2012, shows a part of the Yamanote commuter rail loop line between JR Shinagawa and Tamachi stations, both in Tokyo's Minato Ward. East Japan Railway Co., known as JR East, envisions building a new station between those two stations, sources familiar with the matter said the same day.

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JR East studying building new station on Yamanote Line

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 4, 2012, shows a part of the Yamanote commuter rail loop line between JR Shinagawa (bottom) and Tamachi stations, both in Tokyo's Minato Ward. East Japan Railway Co., known as JR East, envisions building a new station between those two stations, sources familiar with the matter said the same day.

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(1)Joetsu Shinkansen services fully resume

NAGAOKA, Japan - A Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo arrives at JR Nagaoka Station in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 28 as East Japan Railway Co. resumed full services on the line. Bullet train services between Echigo-Yuzawa and Nagaoka stations were suspended following the deadly Oct. 23 quakes that caused the Toki No. 325 bullet train to derail.

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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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JR Tokai starts construction of maglev train stations

TOKYO, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, conducts a ceremony in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 17, 2014, to pray for safety during the construction of a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya.

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JR Tokai starts construction of maglev train stations

NAGOYA, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, conducts a ceremony at JR Nagoya Station on Dec. 17, 2014, to pray for safety during the construction of a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya.

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JR Tokai starts construction of maglev train stations

NAGOYA, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, poses for photos at JR Nagoya Station on Dec. 17, 2014, after a ceremony to pray for safety during the construction of a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya.

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JR Tokai starts construction of maglev train stations

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in September 2014, Central Japan Railway Co. unveils its new L0 series maglev train to the press at its experimental center in Tsuru in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. The company known as JR Tokai aims to start operation of the magnetically levitated train, capable of running at a maximum speed of 500 kilometers per hour, in 2027.

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JR Tokai to hold ceremonies for maglev train project

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., also known as JR Tokai, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. Tsuge said the company will hold ceremonies to pray for the safety of work to build a magnetically levitated train line at JR Shinagawa and JR Nagoya Stations on Dec. 17. Last month, the Japanese government approved JR Tokai's application to construct the line linking Shinagawa and Nagoya by 2017.

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Seven-Eleven opens store at JR's Kyoto Station

KYOTO, Japan - A Kiosk store-turned Seven-Eleven is seen at West Japan Railway Co.'s Kyoto Station in Kyoto City, western Japan, on June 4, 2014. Based on an agreement, Seven-Eleven Japan Co. will open around 500 outlets at JR West's train stations in western Japan.

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SL Milky Way runs in Iwate Pref.

HANAMAKI,Japan - The steam locomotive "SL Ginga (SL Milky Way)" departs from JR Hanamaki Station in Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, on April 12, 2014, as East Japan Railway Co. started operating the train between Hanamaki and Kamaishi Stations on the Kamaishi Line as part of efforts to help restoration in areas affected by the 2011 disastrous quake and tsunami. The train, named after "Gingatetsudo no Yoru (Night On The Milky Way Train)" written by Kenji Miyazawa, runs on weekends and holidays. Miyazawa, the late poet and author of children's literature, was born in Hanamaki in 1896.

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Locomotive resumes roundtrip service in Yamaguchi Pref.

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - The steam locomotive "SL Yamaguchi" resumes roundtrip service between Shin-Yamaguchi and Jifuku stations on the JR Yamaguchi Line in Yamaguchi Prefecture on March 21, 2014. The train had operated service only one way between these stations from November 2013 after services on the line were partially suspended due to torrential rain damage sustained in July 2013.