More than 100 cables on JR lines are cut, and operations are temporarily suspended Yamaguchi. Police are investigating after receiving a report from JR.

JR Ube Line service was suspended for the entire day between Shin-Yamaguchi Station and Ube Station in order to carry out cable restoration work. Similar cut cables were found on the JR Sanyo Main Line on the 7th and 8th, and Operations on both lines were temporarily suspended. According to JR officials, more than100 cables were cut across the two lines.