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Authorities said there were no reports of damage to major public facilities or infrastructure, including three nearby nuclear power plants. 1 dead — at least Shinkansen bullet trains and local trains in Kyushu were suspended for safety checks, and the runway at Aso Kumamoto Airport was closed, with “no prospect of resuming operations” anytime soon, according to a notice on the airport’s website.
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