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Japan: Heavy Rain Floods Roads and Homes in Joetsu City

Early on September 3, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture experienced heavy rain caused by a developing raincloud system, resulting in flooded main roads as well as water entering homes. The downpour, which began just after 6 a.m., continued intensely for about three hours. Sections of the expressway were closed to traffic, and some train services were also suspended.

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Campaigning for Japan general election

Yoshihiko Noda, head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, waves during a stump speech in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2024, ahead of the Oct. 27 general election.

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Campaigning for Japan general election

Yoshihiko Noda, head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, makes a stump speech in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2024, ahead of the Oct. 27 general election.

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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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(3)Joetsu Shinkansen services fully resume

NAGAOKA, Japan - A Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train travels through snow-covered Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 28 as full services on the line resumed.

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(2)Joetsu Shinkansen services fully resume

NAGAOKA, Japan - Passengers board a Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train bound for Niigata at JR Nagaoka Station in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 28 as full services on the line resumed.

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New bullet train station in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Joetsu-myoko station in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shown in this photo taken on Aug. 17, 2014, is one of the new station built for the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line to be operated from March 14, 2015.

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Joetsu Thermal Power Station in Niigata Pref.

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows a power generating facility at the Joetsu Thermal Power Station in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, on June 10, 2014. Chubu Electric Power Co.'s power station, built near the Sea of Japan coast in case of a disaster on the Pacific Ocean side of Japan, has recently started general operations.

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Accident at beach

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the beach in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, where five people including three children died after being swept out to sea on May 4, 2014.

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Accident at beach

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the beach in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, where five people including three children died after being swept out to sea on May 4, 2014.

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30th anniversary of Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train

SAITAMA, Japan - A 200 series train leaves JR Omiya station in Saitama Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2012, in a special run to mark the 30th anniversary of East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) Joetsu Shinkansen Line.

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30th anniversary of Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train

NIIGATA, Japan - The latest E5 series train leaves JR Niigata station in Niigata Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2012, on a special run to mark the 30th anniversary of East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) Joetsu Shinkansen Line.

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All aboard the Pokemon bullet train

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers wave from a Shinkansen bullet train painted with an image of Pikachu, a popular Pokemon character, at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on July 18. East Japan Railway Co., or more widely known as JR East, started running the Pokemon high-speed trains the same day on the Tohoku, Joetsu, Akita, Yamagata and Nagano Shinkansen lines.

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All aboard the Pokemon bullet train

TOKYO, Japan - Children are photographed in front of a Shinkansen train car painted with images of popular Pokemon characters at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on July 18. East Japan Railway Co., or more widely known as JR East, started running the Pokemon high-speed trains the same day on the Tohoku, Joetsu, Akita, Yamagata and Nagano Shinkansen lines.

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Northbound shinkansen trains suspended due to signal glitch

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers walk along the tracks after getting off a Shinkansen train stuck between JR Tabata and Nishi-Nippori stations in Tokyo on Sept. 28. Trains on the Tohoku, Joetsu and Nagano Shinkansen lines were suspended for about four hours due to a signal malfunction.

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M6.8 quake jolts Niigata, vicinity

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers sit down on a Joetsu Shinkansen platform at JR Tokyo Station on July 16 after bullet train services were disrupted by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 that rocked a wide area of Niigata Prefecture and its vicinity earlier in the day.

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(3)Work resumes to remove bullet train derailed in Oct. 23 quakes

NAGAOKA, Japan - Kindergarten children watch work resumed on Nov. 10 to remove a 10-car bullet train that derailed on an elevated section of track in the city of Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture during the massive earthquakes of Oct. 23. The operation to remove the Toki No. 325 train on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line was suspended on Oct. 27 when a powerful aftershock made it dangerous to continue the work.

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(2)Work resumes to remove bullet train derailed in Oct. 23 quakes

NAGAOKA, Japan - Cranes are in operation as work resumed on Nov. 10 to remove a 10-car bullet train that derailed on an elevated section of track in the city of Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture during the massive earthquakes of Oct. 23. The operation to remove the Toki No. 325 train on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line was suspended on Oct. 27 when a powerful aftershock made it dangerous to continue the work.

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(1)Work resumes to remove bullet train derailed in Oct. 23 quakes

NAGAOKA, Japan - Work resumed on Nov. 10 to remove a 10-car bullet train that derailed on an elevated section of track in the city of Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture during the massive earthquakes of Oct. 23. The operation to remove the Toki No. 325 train on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line was suspended on Oct. 27 when a powerful aftershock made it dangerous to continue the work.

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(1)Another powerful quake jolts Niigata Pref.

NAGAOKA, Japan - Railway workers stop restoration work on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line as a strong aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 strikes quake-devastated Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 27.

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(6)Strong quakes hit Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Railway officials investigate the derailed bullet train Toki No. 352 on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line on Oct. 25. The train derailed between Urasa and Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, after being rocked by a powerful earthquake Oct. 23.

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(5)Powerful quakes hit northern Japan along the Sea of Japan

NIIGATA, Japan - The bullet train Toki No. 325 on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line linking Tokyo and Niigata derails between Urasa and Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture after a powerful earthquake that rocked northern Japan along the Sea of Japan coast Oct. 23.

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Mexico supporters head to Niigata

SAITAMA, Japan - Supporters for the Mexico squad pose on Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train June 3 on their way to Niigata, where Mexico will play Croatia in the World Cup finals later in the day.(World Cup 2002)

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Concrete falls from bridge on Joetsu Shinkansen Line

KUMAGAYA, Japan - A piece of concrete that fell from a bridge on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line in Okegawa, Saitama Prefecture, is shown to reporters at East Japan Railway Co.'s Kumagaya Station on Oct. 18. The railroad operator said a local found the fallen concrete Oct. 17.

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40th anniv. of Joetsu Shinkansen

Railway fans take photos of a shinkansen bullet train at JR Niigata Station on Nov. 12, 2022, three days before the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Joetsu Shinkansen Line, linking the Tokyo area and Niigata. The train is painted in the colors of the trains used when the line opened in 1982.

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40th anniv. of Joetsu Shinkansen

A shinkansen bullet train leaves JR Niigata Station on Nov. 12, 2022, after a ceremony to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Joetsu Shinkansen Line, linking the Tokyo area and Niigata. The train is painted in the colors of the trains used when the line opened in 1982.

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(5)Powerful quakes hit northern Japan along the Sea of Japan

NIIGATA, Japan - The bullet train Toki No. 325 on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line linking Tokyo and Niigata derails between Urasa and Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture after a powerful earthquake that rocked northern Japan along the Sea of Japan coast Oct. 23. (Kyodo)

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(6)Strong quakes hit Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Railway officials investigate the derailed bullet train Toki No. 352 on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line on Oct. 25. The train derailed between Urasa and Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, after being rocked by a powerful earthquake Oct. 23. (Kyodo)

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Germany's Olympic gymnastics team

Members of Germany's gymnastics team for the Tokyo Olympics begin to train in the Niigata Prefecture city of Joetsu, Japan, on July 10, 2021.

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Germany's Olympic gymnastics team

Local residents welcome Germany's gymnastics team for the Tokyo Olympics in the Niigata Prefecture city of Joetsu, Japan, on July 10, 2021.

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Germany's Olympic gymnastics team

Members of Germany's gymnastics team for the Tokyo Olympics arrive at a training site in the Niigata Prefecture city of Joetsu, Japan, on July 10, 2021, wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus.

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Germany's Olympic gymnastics team

Elisabeth Seitz of Germany's gymnastics team for the Tokyo Olympics meets the press in the Niigata Prefecture city of Joetsu, Japan, on July 10, 2021.

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Bullet train billed as running modern art museum to debut in spring

The operator of the Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train line unveils the exterior of a special train, adorned with images of fireworks taken by renowned photographer Mika Ninagawa, on Jan. 12, 2016, at JR Omiya Station, north of Tokyo. The Genbi (modern art) Shinkansen, a six-car train that displays modern art such as paintings and videos inside, will run between Echigo-Yuzawa and Niigata stations on the line mainly on the weekends and holidays from this spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR East unveils exterior of special edition bullet train

The Genbi Shinkansen, a six-car bullet train adorned with images of fireworks taken by renowned Japanese photographer Mika Ninagawa, is unveiled at JR Omiya Station, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 12, 2016. East Japan Railway Co. will run the train, which displays modern art inside, between Echigo-Yuzawa and Niigata stations on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line mainly on the weekends and holidays from this spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR East unveils exterior of special edition bullet train

The Genbi Shinkansen, a six-car bullet train adorned with images of fireworks taken by renowned Japanese photographer Mika Ninagawa, is unveiled at JR Omiya Station, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 12, 2016. East Japan Railway Co. will run the train, which displays modern art inside, between Echigo-Yuzawa and Niigata stations on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line mainly on the weekends and holidays from this spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lessons learned in protecting shinkansen passengers

File photo shows Toki No. 325, which derailed on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line on Oct. 23, 2004, following a powerful earthquake in the Chuetsu region of Niigata Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mexico supporters head to Niigata

SAITAMA, Japan - Supporters for the Mexico squad pose on Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train June 3 on their way to Niigata, where Mexico will play Croatia in the World Cup finals later in the day.(World Cup 2002)

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Northbound shinkansen trains suspended due to signal glitch

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers walk along the tracks after getting off a Shinkansen train stuck between JR Tabata and Nishi-Nippori stations in Tokyo on Sept. 28. Trains on the Tohoku, Joetsu and Nagano Shinkansen lines were suspended for about four hours due to a signal malfunction. (Kyodo)

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All aboard the Pokemon bullet train

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers wave from a Shinkansen bullet train painted with an image of Pikachu, a popular Pokemon character, at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on July 18. East Japan Railway Co., or more widely known as JR East, started running the Pokemon high-speed trains the same day on the Tohoku, Joetsu, Akita, Yamagata and Nagano Shinkansen lines. (Kyodo)

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All aboard the Pokemon bullet train

TOKYO, Japan - Children are photographed in front of a Shinkansen train car painted with images of popular Pokemon characters at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on July 18. East Japan Railway Co., or more widely known as JR East, started running the Pokemon high-speed trains the same day on the Tohoku, Joetsu, Akita, Yamagata and Nagano Shinkansen lines. (Kyodo)

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M6.8 quake jolts Niigata, vicinity

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers sit down on a Joetsu Shinkansen platform at JR Tokyo Station on July 16 after bullet train services were disrupted by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 that rocked a wide area of Niigata Prefecture and its vicinity earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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(3)Joetsu Shinkansen services fully resume

NAGAOKA, Japan - A Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train travels through snow-covered Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 28 as full services on the line resumed. (Kyodo)

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(2)Joetsu Shinkansen services fully resume

NAGAOKA, Japan - Passengers board a Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train bound for Niigata at JR Nagaoka Station in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 28 as full services on the line resumed. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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(2)Work resumes to remove bullet train derailed in Oct. 23 quake

NAGAOKA, Japan - Cranes are in operation as work resumed on Nov. 10 to remove a 10-car bullet train that derailed on an elevated section of track in the city of Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture during the massive earthquakes of Oct. 23. The operation to remove the Toki No. 325 train on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line was suspended on Oct. 27 when a powerful aftershock made it dangerous to continue the work. (Kyodo)

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(1)Work resumes to remove bullet train derailed in Oct. 23 quake

NAGAOKA, Japan - Work resumed on Nov. 10 to remove a 10-car bullet train that derailed on an elevated section of track in the city of Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture during the massive earthquakes of Oct. 23. The operation to remove the Toki No. 325 train on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line was suspended on Oct. 27 when a powerful aftershock made it dangerous to continue the work. (Kyodo)

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(3)Work resumes to remove bullet train derailed in Oct. 23 quake

NAGAOKA, Japan - Kindergarten children watch work resumed on Nov. 10 to remove a 10-car bullet train that derailed on an elevated section of track in the city of Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture during the massive earthquakes of Oct. 23. The operation to remove the Toki No. 325 train on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line was suspended on Oct. 27 when a powerful aftershock made it dangerous to continue the work. (Kyodo)

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(1)Another powerful quake jolts Niigata Pref.

NAGAOKA, Japan - Railway workers stop restoration work on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line as a strong aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 strikes quake-devastated Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 27. (Kyodo)

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(2)Strong aftershocks continue, quake death toll hits 25

TOKYO, Japan - Pieces of concrete have fallen off a pillar of an elevated tracks of the Joetsu Shinkansen Line on Oct. 25 following a series of earthquakes. Photo was provided by East Japan Railway Co. (Kyodo)

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Joetsu Thermal Power Station in Niigata Pref.

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows a power generating facility at the Joetsu Thermal Power Station in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, on June 10, 2014. Chubu Electric Power Co.'s power station, built near the Sea of Japan coast in case of a disaster on the Pacific Ocean side of Japan, has recently started general operations. (Kyodo)