Typhoon Shanshan weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after being nearly stationary off the Pacific coast of central Japan, but heavy rains still caused rail service and other disruptions in the region.Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains, which had been partially suspended, restarted operations between Tokyo and the western city of Osaka by reducing the number of trains at around 6 p.m., according to operator JR Central.At least seven people have been confirmed dead as a result of weather brought by the typhoon, which crawled eastward after making landfall on the country's southwestern main …READ FULL ARTICLE
