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The move marked the return of normal operations on the Tohoku, Yamagata and Akita shinkansen lines. On Friday, JR East said safety checks were completed after the incident on March 6 that affected ...

An evolution of the 2011-era E5 Series Shinkansen, the E10 retains the iconic duckbill-nosed train design, and features refreshed interiors.

All other services to and from Tokyo on the line have been suspended. Komachi trains on the Akita Shinkansen line are in service between Morioka and Akita stations. Direct services to and from ...

Smoking had already been banned on the Nagano (Hokuriku), Tohoku, Joetsu, Akita and Yamagata Shinkansen lines after the Health Promotion Law, which requires companies to prevent secondhand smoking ...

For the first time in eight days, coupled runs on the Tohoku, Akita and Yamagata Shinkansen lines resumed on the morning of March 14 after being halted due to a malfunction in Tokyo. An Akita ...

The resumption allowed a restart of direct service to Tokyo on the Akita Shinkansen line early on Friday. A Tokyo-bound Komachi train from Akita Station arrived at Morioka Station around 7:30 a.m ...

Passengers were not injured. The suspension of service also affected Akita and Yamagata Shinkansen line trains. According to East Japan Railway, metal fittings will be installed to secure coupling ...

The two trains were supposed to separate later, with the Hayabusa to travelling to Shinaomori Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line and the Komachi to Akita on the Akita Shinkansen Line. Bullet train ...

A coupler connecting the Hayabusa No. 21 and Komachi No. 21 trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line in eastern and northeastern Japan came undone on Thursday, temporarily halting service.

Following the incident, bullet train services on the Tohoku, Akita, Yamagata, Hokuriku, and Joetsu Shinkansen lines had been suspended on certain sections, but the five disrupted lines resumed ...

The logo of East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) is seen in this file photo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Coupled shinkansen bullet trains returned to full service in northeastern Japan on Saturday ...