Tsunami alert in Japan disrupts rail, traffic; shuts factories

Warning comes during busy summer holiday season

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People evacuate to a hill after receiving a tsunami warning in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, on July 30.  © Kyodo

RYOHTAROH SATOH

TOKYO -- A tsunami warning in Japan on Wednesday disrupted road, rail and air traffic, and factories were forced to halt operations, even as the country is busy with international tourists during the summer holiday season.

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