Japan scrambles to cover railway artery severed by powerful quake

Airlines and bus operators decided Monday to increase services as the high-speed railway connection between the Tokyo region and northeastern Japan remained disrupted in the wake of a powerful earthquake that struck the country two days ago, leaving more than 150 people injured.Many homes in the hardest-hit prefectures of Miyagi and Fukushima were still without water and businesses already battered by the novel coronavirus pandemic are struggling to resume operations.Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co. said they will increase the number of flights between the Tohoku region and Tok…READ FULL ARTICLE