According to JR West, operation of the Sanyo Shinkansen was suspended on the up line between Kokura Station and Hiroshima Station and the outbound line between Shin-Osaka Station and Tokuyama Station as a result of an accident that occurred in Yamaguchi Prefecture, however at 10 a.m. Operations resumed in half-hour. The Sanyo Shinkansen and Tokaido Shinkansen prepare schedules proceed to be disrupted.