Fire at Nippon Oil refinery in Hokkaido put out in 3 hours
February 5, 2006A fire that broke out after 1 p.m. Sunday at a Nippon Oil Corp. refinery in Muroran, Hokkaido, was put out in about three hours, firefighters said. No injuries were reported from the fire at an industrial complex near Muroran port, they said.
Snow delays Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains
February 5, 2006Snow delayed bullet trains on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line up to 22 minutes Sunday morning, affecting about 37,000 people, the Central Japan Railway Co. said. As snow fell in Gifu and Shiga prefectures, Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains were forced to run at a slow speed between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka stations from the start of Sunday's services. ==Kyodo
Fire breaks out at Nippon Oil refinery in Hokkaido
February 5, 2006A fire broke out after 1 p.m. Sunday at a Nippon Oil Corp. refinery in Muroran, Hokkadio, firefighters said. There are no immediate reports of casualties.