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Shinkansen bullet trains between Tokyo and Hakata fully resumed operations Monday after nearly four days of disruptions due to slow-moving Typhoon Shanshan. The Tokaido Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and the western city of Osaka and Sanyo Shinkansen Line connecting Osaka and Hakata in western Japan had been fully or partially suspended or operating with a reduced number of trains from late Thursday to Sunday. With services returning to normal from the beginning of the day, many people were waiting in line at ticket counters at Tokyo Station on Monday morning. “I was eager to see my grandchild,…