Bullet train services in northeastern Japan resume after quake

Bullet trains connecting Tokyo and Japan's northeastern region resumed Tuesday afternoon after services were partially suspended from early morning to allow for safety inspections in the wake of a powerful earthquake that rattled Aomori Prefecture and its vicinity the previous night.The Tohoku Shinkansen Line was suspended between Morioka in Iwate Prefecture and Shin-Aomori in the neighboring prefecture of Aomori, before operations resumed around 3:40 p.m., according to operator JR East.A total of 26 trains were suspended and nine were delayed for up to 71 minutes, affecting some 17,000 peo…READ FULL ARTICLE