JR East's Joban Line fully reopens after nine long years following Fukushima disaster
The reopening of a section near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant means that all Tohoku lines have completely resumed operations following the 2011 disaster.
Trial run held on section of Joban Line in Fukushima closed since nuclear disaster
East Japan Railway Co. conducted trial operations on Wednesday on a section of the Joban Line in Fukushima Prefecture that has been closed since the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. JR East aims to fully reopen the Joban Line, which connects Tokyo and ...
A woman gave birth to a baby girl on a train at a station in Chiba Prefecture on Friday. The mother and child were taken to a hospital by ambulance, firefighters said. According to East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), the baby was born while ...
Section of East Japan Railways' Joban Line, suspended since 2011 quake, partially reopens
A 23-km-long section of East Japan Railway Co.'s Joban Line reopened Saturday, some five years and nine months after the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami struck. The reopened section runs between Soma Station in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, and Hamayoshida Station in Watari, ...
