Akita Shinkansen Services Resumed After Brief Suspension (Update 1)

The Yomiuri Shimbun

10:19 JST, January 26, 2026

Akita Shinkansen bullet train services have been resumed at about 9:45 a.m. Monday after being briefly suspended between Akita and Morioka stations, East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said.

A bullet train touched a fallen tree on the Tazawako Line at about 6 a.m., according to JR East.