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Japan: Heavy Rain Floods Roads and Halts Shinkansen Services in Kyushu 2

Heavy rains moved across western Japan due to a stationary front on Wednesday, June 24, with linear rain bands developing over Southern Kyushu and triggering torrential downpours. Rainfall exceeded 108mm per hour in Satsumasendai City, flooding roads and suspending Kyushu Shinkansen services between Kagoshima-Chuo Station and Kumamoto Station.

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Japan: Heavy Rain Floods Roads and Halts Shinkansen Services in Kyushu

Heavy rains moved across western Japan due to a stationary front on Wednesday, June 24, with linear rain bands developing over Southern Kyushu and triggering torrential downpours. Rainfall exceeded 108mm per hour in Satsumasendai City, flooding roads and suspending Kyushu Shinkansen services between Kagoshima-Chuo Station and Kumamoto Station.

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Japan: Strong Earthquake Hits Kumamoto 2

A strong earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture at around 6:01 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25, registering a maximum intensity of 5+ on the Japanese seismic scale. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter was in the Aso region of Kumamoto Prefecture, at a depth of approximately 10 km. The quake is estimated to have had a magnitude of 5.7. A video shows overhead wires shaking at Kumamoto Station right after the earthquake.

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Hitoyoshi signature boxed lunch

Photo taken on July 1, 2024, in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows signature boxed lunches from Hitoyoshi Ekiben Yamaguchi, a local food shop near Hitoyoshi Station, with one on the left including chestnut rice and the other featuring sweetfish sushi.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Steam locomotive Hitoyoshi

The steam locomotive Hitoyoshi is seen on display at Kyushu Railway Co.'s Hitoyoshi Station in Hitoyoshi in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto on Nov. 17, 2024, a day before it goes on public display. The locomotive, built over 100 years ago, ran its last commercial service in March 2024, when it was part of a sightseeing train.

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Steam locomotive Hitoyoshi

People pose for a photo in front of the steam locomotive Hitoyoshi at Kyushu Railway Co.'s Hitoyoshi Station in Hitoyoshi in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto on Nov. 17, 2024, a day before it goes on public display. The locomotive, built over 100 years ago, ran its last commercial service in March 2024, when it was part of a sightseeing train.

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Japan: Strong Earthquake Strikes Off Kyushu Triggering Tsunami Advisory

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, southern Kyushu Thursday afternoon, August 8 triggering a tsunami advisory for the island's east and southern coast and the southern coast of the neighboring island of Shikoku. This video shows ceiling lights swinging after the quake inside a shopping mall at Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto City.

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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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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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'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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Yokai Watch character acts as stationmaster

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Jibanyan (R), a mascot character for the popular role-playing video game Yokai Watch, becomes "stationmaster" for one day of "Kemamoto Station," an imaginary railway station in the game, together with another character, Emeralnyan, (L) at Kyushu Railway Co.'s Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2014.

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Yokai Watch character swarmed by kids in western Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Jibanyan, a mascot character for the popular role-playing video game Yokai Watch, is surrounded by children in front of Kyushu Railway Co.'s Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2014, during an event in which it acted as "stationmaster" for one day of "Kemamoto Station," an imaginary station that appears in the game.

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Admission ticket bearing 'Kumamon' character on sale

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A railway station admission ticket featuring the "Kumamon" mascot character of the Kumamoto prefectural government is on sale at Kumamoto Station of Kyushu Railway Co. in the prefectural capital, southwestern Japan. The ticket, put on sale on Oct. 20, 2014, commemorates the centennial of the launch of the Hohi Line's service between the Kumamoto and Higo-ozu stations.

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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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Kumamon drawn in paddy field

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo taken from a platform at Shintamana Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen line shows an image of Kumamon, a popular bear mascot character of Kumamoto Prefecture, drawn with eight rice species having different colors.

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Kumamon joins kindergartners in crime-prevention blitz

OSAKA, Japan - Popular mascot Kumamon (back R) created by the Kumamoto prefectural government takes part in a quiz show with kindergartners in a crime-prevention campaign held on April 21, 2014, by the Sonezaki Police Station in Osaka, western Japan.

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Kumamoto police shows seized fake guns

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Confiscated imitation guns are shown at a police station in Kumamoto City on April 9, 2014.

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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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Countdown board for Kyushu shinkansen operation in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A board counting down the days until the start of the Sanyo-Kyushu Shinkansen Line is unveiled at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka on Oct. 13, 2010, with mascot characters ''Kumamon'' (L) and ''Guriboo'' (R in back) of Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures attending the event.

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New Kyushu shinkansen bullet train

KUMAMOTO, Japan - ''Sakura,'' a new bullet train car on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line, departs JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture for a test run as railway fans and spectators take pictures on Aug. 31, 2010. The test run will be continued through mid-November.

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New Kyushu shinkansen bullet train

KUMAMOTO, Japan - ''Sakura,'' a new bullet train car on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line, departs JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 31, 2010. The test run will be continued through mid-November.

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(5)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame leaves Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, for Shin-Yatsushiro Station in Kumamoto Prefecture, as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro on March 13.

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(2) Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame departs from Kagoshima-Chuo Station with Mt. Sakurajima in the background on March 13 as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

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(1)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame No. 1 (L) arrives at Kagoshima-Chuo Station as Tsubame No. 40 leaves the station on March 13. Part of the Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

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(3)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame comes out of a tunnel March 13 as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture. At the opening ceremony at Kagoshima-Chuo station, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nobuteru Ishihara said the launch of the Kyushu Shinkansen ''will activate economies along the line and attract more tourists to the region.''

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Man nabbed after starting fire on bullet train in southwest Japan

An electronic signboard at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, notifies passengers of a delay in shinkansen bullet train services on Nov. 8, 2021. A man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to start a fire on a shinkansen train bound for Kagoshima-chuo Station, which was running in Kumamoto Prefecture at the time of the incident.

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Man nabbed after starting fire on bullet train in southwest Japan

An electronic signboard at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, notifies passengers of a delay in shinkansen bullet train services on Nov. 8, 2021. A man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to start a fire on a shinkansen train bound for Kagoshima-chuo Station, which was running in Kumamoto Prefecture at the time of the incident.

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Kumamoto quake forces 300 people to spend night on trains

The Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train service was suspended at JR Kumamoto Station in southwestern Japan on June 12, 2016, following a magnitude-4.3 earthquake, the biggest recorded since April 19 in Kumamoto Prefecture. A total of more than 300 passengers had to spend the night on trains as another bullet train went out of service at Shin Minamata Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Entire Kyushu bullet-train line resumes

A bullet train operated by Kyushu Railway Co. leaves Kumamoto Station for Kagoshima Station on April 27, 2016, as service resumed along the entire shinkansen line following powerful earthquakes in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Entire Kyushu bullet-train line resumes in quake-hit southwest Japan

A bullet train operated by Kyushu Railway Co. leaves Kumamoto Station in southwestern Japan for a test run before the entire shinkansen line service was resumed on April 27, 2016, following recent powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Entire Kyushu bullet-train line resumes in quake-hit southwest Japan

A bullet train operated by Kyushu Railway Co. leaves Kumamoto Station in southwestern Japan for a test run before the entire shinkansen line service was resumed on April 27, 2016, following recent powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Work to prevent train derailment in quake-hit southwestern Japan

Photo taken April 26, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows JR Shin-Yatsushiro station under repair in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. Kyushu Railway Co. said the same day it will enhance safety measures by installing equipment to prevent derailments on its shinkansen bullet train tracks, in the wake of powerful earthquakes earlier in the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Students coordinate via social media to help quake-hit areas

Local high school and college students work on April 20, 2016, as volunteers at a distribution station for relief goods for earthquake-affected people in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. They gathered through social networking services. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Students coordinate via social media to help quake-hit areas

Local high school and college students work on April 20, 2016, as volunteers at a distribution station for relief goods for earthquake-affected people in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. They gathered through social networking services. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Students coordinate via social media to help quake-hit areas

Local high school and college students work on April 20, 2016, as volunteers at a distribution station for relief goods for earthquake-affected people in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. They gathered through social networking services. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part of bullet train line resumes in quake-hit area

Photo taken April 20, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a bullet train running in Minamata in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. Kyushu Railway Co. resumed operating shinkansen trains for the first time in six days between JR Shin-Minamata station and Kagoshima-Chuo station, following a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part of bullet train line resumes in quake-hit area

Photo taken April 20, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a bullet train running in Minamata in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. Kyushu Railway Co. resumed operating shinkansen trains for the first time in six days between JR Shin-Minamata station and Kagoshima-Chuo station, following a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ospreys to be deployed for relief goods transportation

U.S. Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft wait for takeoff at the Iwakuni Air Station in western Japan on April 18, 2016, before starting transportation of relief materials to the earthquake-damaged southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ospreys to be deployed for relief goods transportation

U.S. Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft wait for takeoff at the Iwakuni Air Station in western Japan on April 18, 2016, before starting transportation of relief materials to the earthquake-damaged southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Quakes hit southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto

Cars line up in front of a gas station in the southwestern Japan city of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 18, 2016, to fill up on fuel following a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Quakes hit southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto

Cars line up in front of a gas station in the southwestern Japan city of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 18, 2016, to fill up on fuel following a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ospreys to be deployed for relief goods transportation

File photo taken Aug. 23, 2015, at an exercise area in Shizuoka Prefecture, west of Tokyo, shows Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. Four MV-22 Ospreys, deployed at the U.S. Marine Corps' Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, will be involved on April 18, 2016, in transporting relief materials to the earthquake-damaged southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ospreys to be deployed for relief goods transportation

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani announces on April 17, 2016, in Tokyo that four Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, deployed at the U.S. Marine Corps' Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, will be involved on April 18 in transporting relief materials to the earthquake-damaged southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Kumamon Station" launched in southwest Japan

"Kumamon," the black bear mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, poses with children inside JR Kumamoto Station's stationmaster room in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan on March 1, 2016. The station will be dubbed "Kumamon Station" until the end of September, as a promotional campaign was launched the same day to commemorate the fifth anniversary of full shinkansen bullet train operations in the Kyushu region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Kumamon Station" launched in southwest Japan

A signboard reading "Kumamon Station" is unveiled at JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto on March 1, 2016. The station will be dubbed "Kumamon Station," after the popular black bear mascot of the southwestern Japan prefecture, until the end of September, as a promotional campaign was launched the same day to commemorate the fifth anniversary of full shinkansen bullet train operations in the Kyushu region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo