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- JR Kyushu reopened the Kumamoto–Shin-Minamata section of the Kyushu Shinkansen on Friday.
- All Hakata to Kagoshima-Chuo stations resumed service 52 days after the July 28 magnitude-7 quake.
- Trains will travel at a reduced 70 kph over a roughly 10-km stretch near Shin-Yatsushiro.
- JR Kyushu will cut Kagoshima-Chuo to Sanyo Shinkansen trains by 10%.
- Travel time between Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chuo will increase by eight minutes, shifting departures earlier by up to nine minutes.