Power outage hits bullet train service in Tokyo, other parts of Japan

A power outage hit a bullet train running north of Tokyo on Tuesday morning, forcing other shinkansen services in eastern and central Japan to be suspended and leaving those connecting to Tokyo halted throughout the day, resulting in the cancellation of 282 trains and affecting about 97,600 people, their operator said.Sections of the Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku shinkansen lines were affected after a 12-car bullet train crossed a section of track in Saitama Prefecture where an overhead electrical wire was hanging down and lost power, East Japan Railway Co. said. The train came to a stop arou…READ FULL ARTICLE