Shattered showroom and fallen books reveal Aichi earthquake damage

At least 21 people were injured, while rail inspections and reduced-speed services disrupted travel across central Japan, the report says.

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愛知県で最大震度5強少なくとも21人けが豊田市内の書店では大量の本が棚から落ちて散乱東海道新幹線に遅れも｜TBS NEWS DIG

Broken showroom glass covers the ground outside an Audi dealership in Toyohashi. In Toyota, books lie scattered across a bookstore's upper floor. The scenes show the damage left by an overnight earthquake in Japan's Aichi Prefecture.

Japan's TBS NEWS DIG Powered by JNN reports that the magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck around 1:04 a.m., with its epicenter in western Shizuoka Prefecture, neighboring Aichi. Chita recorded the strongest shaking, upper 5 on Japan's seismic intensity scale. That scale describes shaking at a particular location, rather than the earthquake's overall magnitude.

CBC reporter Tsukasa Yano delivers his report from outside the damaged dealership in Toyohashi, where the recorded intensity was 4. The showroom windows have shattered, leaving fragments spread across the pavement outside.

The report puts the injury count in Aichi at at least 21. Among them was a woman in her fifties in Tokoname who broke an ankle after falling on her home's stairs while evacuating. Home-security footage from Nagoya also captures the shaking.

The disruption extends to the rail network. At the time of the report, Tokaido Shinkansen trains were running at reduced speed between Shizuoka and Gifu-Hashima, causing delays. JR Central conventional lines and Meitetsu services were suspended across a wide area while safety inspections took place.