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Well, seems like a Shinkansen derailed. It doesn't seem very serious as there's someone tweeting about it from inside that train...[1] There's also a tweet that

Well, seems like a Shinkansen derailed. It doesn't seem very serious as there's someone tweeting about it from inside that train...[1] There's also a tweet that the part of the overhead power line broke off and fell[2], so it may take a while to get back in service... [1]: https://twitter.com/tokimemo1130/status/1504110997732139024 https://twitter.com/tokimemo1130/status/1504110997732139024 [2]: https://twitter.com/R19i90/status/1504112207746936832 https://twitter.com/R19i90/status/1504112207746936832

ehnto 5y ago
I would be interested to know more about the derailing. The shinkansen network has automated quake protections that stop the trains when a quake is detected, while that's not a foolproof system, I am sure a derailment at full speed would be very different to this picture. Either it worked or the train was at a slower part of it's journey, perhaps even stopped.
- lazide 5y ago
  Shinkansen moves fast enough it's difficult to fully stop in time unless it gets a decent amount more warning. Probably slowed down enough it was pretty minor though.
- foxyv 5y ago
  It probably slowed down/stopped for the first quake before the 7.3 hit and derailed it?