TOKYO: Japan’s transport systems, including shinkansen bullet trains, faced widespread disruptions, and many tourist spots were deserted as a powerful...
People visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on August 16, 2024, as Typhoon Ampil barrels towards Japan's capital. - Philip FONG / AFPpix: Japan’s transport systems, including shinkansen bullet trains, faced widespread disruptions, and many tourist spots were deserted as a powerful typhoon veered east of Tokyo on Friday, near the end of the Bon summer holidays.
It has an atmospheric pressure of 950 hectopascals at its centre and is packing winds of up to 216 kph. Beyond Nagoya, the rail operator limited the number of trains to and from Shin-Osaka in western Japan. In Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, some commercial complexes, including the Sogo department store, were closed.
“Customers will be in trouble if we experience problems such as a power outage,“ said Kensuke Takao, the president of the ryokan operator.
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