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[Breaking News]Strong quakes hit western Japan

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 6 Kyodo - An electronic signboard at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka displays information about disruptions to Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train services following strong earthquakes that struck Tottori and Shimane prefectures on Jan. 6, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Strong quakes hit western Japan

Electronic signboards at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka display information about the partial suspension of Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train services following strong earthquakes that struck Tottori and Shimane prefectures on Jan. 6, 2026.

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Strong quakes hit western Japan

An electronic signboard at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka displays information about disruptions to Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train services following strong earthquakes that struck Tottori and Shimane prefectures on Jan. 6, 2026.

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Summer holiday congestion in Japan

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded on Aug. 9, 2025, with passengers heading to their hometowns or resorts for Japan's Bon holidays.

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Summer holiday congestion in Japan

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded on Aug. 9, 2025, with passengers heading to their hometowns or resorts for Japan's Bon holidays.

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Summer holiday congestion in Japan

A ticket gate at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded on Aug. 9, 2025, with passengers heading to their hometowns or resorts for Japan's Bon holidays.

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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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Golden Week holidays in Japan

A shinkansen platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in the western Japan city of Osaka is crowded with passengers during the Golden Week holiday season in Japan on May 3, 2025.

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Snake disrupts shinkansen services

An electronic sign at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, notifies passengers of the suspension of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka on April 30, 2025, after a snake became entangled in overhead wires and caused a power outage.

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Shinkansen services disrupted due to maintain vehicle derailment

JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded with passengers as shinkansen bullet train services are disrupted following a derailment involving two maintenance vehicles in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Shinkansen services disrupted due to maintain vehicle derailment

JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded with passengers as shinkansen bullet train services are disrupted following a derailment involving two maintenance vehicles in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Shinkansen featuring 2025 World Exposition mascot

Photo taken at JR Shin-Osaka Station on April 13, 2024, shows a specially painted shinkansen bullet train featuring Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, which began operation exactly one year before the opening of the event in the western Japan city to build its momentum.

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Shinkansen featuring 2025 World Exposition mascot

Photo taken at JR Shin-Osaka Station on April 13, 2024, shows a specially painted shinkansen bullet train featuring Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, which began operation exactly one year before the opening of the event in the western Japan city to build its momentum.

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Shinkansen featuring 2025 World Exposition mascot

Photo taken at JR Shin-Osaka Station on April 13, 2024, shows a specially painted shinkansen bullet train featuring Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, which began operation exactly one year before the opening of the event in the western Japan city to build its momentum.

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Golden Week return rush

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded on May 6, 2023, with many travelers heading home toward the end of the Golden Week holidays.

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Golden Week return rush

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded on May 6, 2023, with many travelers heading home toward the end of the Golden Week holidays.

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Golden Week in Japan

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded with passengers as Japan enters the second half of the Golden Week holidays on May 3, 2023.

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Golden Week in Japan

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded with passengers as Japan enters the second half of the Golden Week holidays on May 3, 2023.

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Return rush after New Year holidays in Japan

Bullet train ticket gates at JR Shin-Osaka Station in western Japan are crowded on Jan. 3, 2024, with passengers heading home after the New Year holidays.

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Aftermath of Typhoon Lan

JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded with passengers on Aug. 16, 2023, after shinkansen bullet train services were canceled the previous day as Typhoon Lan hit the region.

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Aftermath of Typhoon Lan

JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded with passengers on Aug. 16, 2023, after shinkansen bullet train services were canceled the previous day as Typhoon Lan hit the region.

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Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

JR Shin-Osaka Station is empty in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 15, 2023, with shinkansen bullet train services canceled as Typhoon Lan hits the region.

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Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

JR Shin-Osaka Station is empty in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 15, 2023, with shinkansen bullet train services canceled as Typhoon Lan hits the region.

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Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

A ticket gate of JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is closed on Aug. 15, 2023, with shinkansen bullet train services canceled as Typhoon Lan hits the region.

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Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

JR Shin-Osaka Station is empty in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 15, 2023, with shinkansen bullet train services canceled as Typhoon Lan hits the region.

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Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2023, at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, shows an information display notifying of the cancellation of shinkansen bullet train services between Nagoya and Okayama due to Typhoon Lan that hit the region.

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Summer holiday exodus in Japan

Passengers fill a shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 13, 2023, as people head to and return from rural holiday destinations.

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Summer holiday exodus in Japan

Passengers fill a shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 13, 2023, as people head to and return from rural holiday destinations.

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Summer holiday exodus in Japan

Passengers fill a shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 13, 2023, as people head to and return from rural holiday destinations.

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Summer holiday exodus in Japan

Passengers fill a shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 13, 2023, as people head to and return from rural holiday destinations.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

Passengers swarm around gates at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, on June 2, 2023, as heavy rain disrupted railway operations. An approaching typhoon brought torrential downpours that prompted evacuations in parts of Japan the same day.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

Passengers look at an electronic display showing information on bullet train delays and suspensions at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, on June 2, 2023. An approaching typhoon brought torrential downpours that prompted evacuations in parts of Japan the same day.

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Golden Week return rush

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded on May 6, 2023, with many travelers heading home toward the end of the Golden Week holidays.

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Golden Week return rush

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded on May 6, 2023, with many travelers heading home toward the end of the Golden Week holidays.

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Golden Week in Japan

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded with passengers as Japan enters the second half of the Golden Week holidays on May 3, 2023.

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Golden Week in Japan

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded with passengers as Japan enters the second half of the Golden Week holidays on May 3, 2023.

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Return rush after New Year holidays in Japan

People get on a shinkansen bullet train from a crowded platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in western Japan on Jan. 3, 2023, as people head home after the New Year holidays.

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New Year holiday exodus in Japan

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded on Dec. 29, 2022, with people heading to their hometowns and resort areas for New Year holidays.

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New Year holiday exodus in Japan

A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, is crowded on Dec. 29, 2022, with people heading to their hometowns and resort areas for New Year holidays.

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New Year holiday exodus peaks in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - People board a shinkansen bullet train at Shin-Osaka Station, in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 30, 2014, leaving for their hometowns to spend the year-end and New Year holidays.

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New Year holiday exodus peaks in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - People board a shinkansen bullet train at Shin-Osaka Station, in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 30, 2014, leaving for their hometowns to spend the year-end and New Year holidays.

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Shinkansen bullet train system marks 50 years of operation

OSAKA, Japan - Participants cut the ribbon at JR Shin-Osaka station on Oct. 1, 2014, during a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train service connecting Tokyo with Osaka.

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Tokaido Shinkansen offers 426 services per day

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 8, 2014, shows a crowded shinkansen platform at JR Tokyo Station. The operator of the Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka offered 426 services per day on Aug. 8, 2014, the most-ever since its launch in 1964, to accommodate summer holiday travelers.

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Heat wave hits Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Children touch an ice pillar at JR Shin-Osaka Station on Aug. 10, 2013. Severe heat wave conditions hit the Japanese archipelago the same day with temperatures topping 40 C for the first time in six years, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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New bullet train car

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the N700A (L), a new model of bullet train, before leaving Shin Osaka station for Tokyo station on Feb. 8, 2013, and the previous N700 model (R). A ceremony was held at both stations to mark the start of commercial operations of the N700A on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. Although not very different in appearance from the previous model, the latest version employs a number of new technologies including a better brake system to cope with earthquakes.

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New bullet train car

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the N700A, a new model of bullet train, leaving Tokyo station for Shin Osaka station on Feb. 8, 2013. A ceremony was held at both stations to mark the start of commercial operations of the N700A on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. Although not very different in appearance from the previous N700 model, the latest version employs a number of new technologies including a better brake system to cope with earthquakes.

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New bullet train car

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the N700A, a new model of bullet train, leaving Shin Osaka station for Tokyo station on Feb. 8, 2013. A ceremony was held at both stations to mark the start of commercial operations of the N700A on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. Although not very different in appearance from the previous N700 model, the latest version employs a number of new technologies including a better brake system to cope with earthquakes.

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Hon Hai CEO in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Terry Gou, chief executive officer of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., is surrounded by reporters upon his arrival at JR Shin-Osaka Station in western Japan on Aug. 30, 2012. Hon Hai, better known as Foxconn, and its Japanese business partner Sharp Corp. are in talks over the terms of their capital alliance agreement.

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Bad weather affects transportation in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Passengers crowd around ticket gates at JR Shin-Osaka Station at 4:47 p.m. on April 3, 2012 as bullet train services were disrupted by bad weather.