Japan Warns 2 Typhoons Could Drench Pacific Coast, Disrupt Saturday Trains

3 articles · Updated · Kyodo News Plus · Jun 26

Heavy rain is forecast from southwestern to eastern Japan over the next few days as Typhoons Mekkhala and Higos strengthen rainfall already driven by a seasonal front and low-pressure system.
JR Central said some Tokyo-Osaka shinkansen services could be canceled or delayed from Saturday's first departures as Mekkhala, the year's seventh typhoon, approaches the Pacific side of the archipelago.
Hundreds of thousands of residents in western and southwestern prefectures including Yamaguchi and Fukuoka were under evacuation orders, while the weather agency warned of landslides, swollen rivers and violent winds in Okinawa and the Amami Islands.
Toyota suspended a Fukuoka plant from Thursday evening through Friday afternoon and Nissan planned to halt some lines there overnight into early Friday after heavy rain closed roads and delayed parts deliveries.
The Ground Self-Defense Force also canceled a planned V-22 Osprey flight to Miyako Island, which would have been its first landing there during the Resolute Dragon exercise with the U.S. Marine Corps.