Typhoon disrupts travel, brings heavy rain in Japan
The Peninsula
Tokyo: A strong typhoon was heading for southern Japan Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and disrupting bullet trains and flights. Typhoon Shanshan was...
Tokyo: A strong typhoon was heading for southern Japan Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and disrupting bullet trains and flights.
Typhoon Shanshan was moving towards the southern Amami archipelago, packing gusts of up to 216 kilometres (135 miles) per hour.
On Tuesday morning, heavy rain prompted the suspension of the bullet train between the central cities of Hamamatsu and Toyohashi, though service resumed shortly thereafter, according to the operator.
There were also delays on other parts of the high-speed network and local trains, Central Japan Railway and West Japan Railway said.
Going forward, some bullet train operations may be cancelled or suspended later this week, depending on the course of the typhoon, the firms cautioned Tuesday.
