Typhoon Shanshan Churns Over Japan, Dumping Heavy Rain
Live MintTyphoon Shanshan weakened to a tropical storm after hitting Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu, with the government continuing to warn that landslides could be triggered by heavy rain as the weather system beats its way slowly across the country in the coming days. Flooding rain will be the hallmark of Shanshan as it is forecast to slow down and possibly stall in the coming days, said Jason Nicholls, a senior meteorologist with commercial-forecaster AccuWeather Inc. Three people have been reported dead, and one person was missing due to the typhoon, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a press conference. Honda Motor Co. suspended a plant for Thursday and Friday and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said it would halt operations at its plant in Okayama prefecture on Friday. Kyushu Railway Co. said it will suspend or adjust schedules for some bullet train services in the region between Thursday and Friday. Central Japan Railway Co. said the Tokaido bullet train — which connects Tokyo to western part of the country — won’t run between Mishima and Nagoya on Friday.
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