Typhoon Trami has already snarled travel in the world’s third-biggest economy, with bullet train services suspended, more than 1,000 flights cancelled and Tokyo’s evening train services scrapped. – Hunkering down –The typhoon is not expected to hit the capital head-on but strong winds and heavy rain are still feared from later Sunday. Still classed as a “very strong” typhoon, Trami pounded Kagoshima on the western tip of Japan early Sunday, causing minor injuries — such as cuts from broken windows and people knocked over by gusts. The Japanese meteorological agency warned the typhoon would bring strong winds and downpours, which could trigger landslides and floods as well as lightning strikes and tornados across the nation. East Japan Railway stopped all train services in and around Tokyo at 8pm, shortly before the typhoon was to draw near the Japanese capital.

Source: The Guardian September 30, 2018 11:15 UTC