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Man held for setting fire to magazine on Japan's Shinkansen bullet train

AmanwasheldbythepoliceforsettingfiretoamagazineinaShinkansenbullettraininOkayama,westernJapanonFriday,localmediareported.Theman,inhis70s,putamagazineonhisseaton

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Next-generation Shinkansen order expected from Taiwan

Next-generation Shinkansen cars developed for the overseas market by Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) and others are expected to be adopted for Taiwan’s high-speed railway line, according to sources.

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26 people injured, transport disrupted as heavy snow hits northeast Japan

​Some 26 people were injured after heavy snow hit eastern and northern Japan early Monday with parts of expressway being closed, flights cancelled and Shinkansen bullet train services suspended.