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Only 1 of 2 required train horns confirmed in fatal Japan accident

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Japan Today (JP)29h ago

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Only 1 of 2 required train horns confirmed in fatal Japan accident

Only one of two warning blasts the train driver was required to sound was confirmed to have gone off in the fatal accident north of Tokyo on Thursday, Tobu Railway Co. said Saturday. An express train travelling at around 50 kilometers per hour struck and killed four workers in their…

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M5.9 quake shakes eastern Japan, injuring more than 20 people

A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early Sunday, injuring more than 20 people, most of them slightly, officials said. There was no danger of a tsunami. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake occurred at 2 a.m. in Ibaraki…

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