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Japan bullet trains halted for 5 hours due to power outage
Published on 30/06/2016
» OSAKA - Shinkansen bullet train services in western Japan were suspended for more than five hours from the first train of the day due to a power outage Thursday morning, affecting around 21,400 people, a railway operator said.
Alert raised for volcano eruption in Japan tourist area
Kyodo News, Published on 06/05/2015
» Japanese authorities raised the volcanic alert for Mount Hakone, a popular tourist spot southwest of Tokyo, on Wednesday morning, anticipating a possible small eruption that could impact the nearby Owakudani hot-spring district and calling on people to stay away from potentially dangerous areas.
Philippines suspends gas, oil exploration in S. China Sea
Kyodo News, Published on 03/03/2015
» The Philippines has suspended indefinitely all offshore oil and natural gas drilling activities at the Reed Bank off Palawan island in the South China Sea, London-listed Forum Energy Plc said in a statement.