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SENDAI (Kyodo) -- A bullet train hit a bear on Saturday afternoon, causing delays to some services on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan, according to JR East.

Shinkansen bullet train services were temporarily suspended between Sendai and Morioka stations in northeastern Japan on Saturday after a train hit a bear on the track. No injuries were reported.

The effervescent Australian voice actress, singer and entrepreneur invokes a soothing tone as she announces upcoming stops and safety announcements to those traveling by shinkansen.

Services between Tokyo and Sendai stations on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line only resumed at 5 p.m., and the incident resulted in 86 trains being canceled and 138 trains delayed, according to the company.

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Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino receives a bouquet of flowers from a girl during a meeting at the Bunkyo Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture in Sao Paulo, Friday, June 6, 2025.