Tohoku Shinkansen Briefly Suspended Due to Earthquake (Update 1)

The Yomiuri Shimbun

17:55 JST, November 9, 2025

Tohoku Shinkansen services were briefly suspended between Sendai and Shin-Aomori stations due to the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck the Tohoku region on Sunday evening.

The stoppage of the high-speed trains was due to a temporary power outage, according to East Japan Railway Co.

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