Tokyo And Eastern Region Anticipate Topan Ampil, A Number Of Flight Schedules And Shinkansen Trains Canceled

Shinkansen illustration. (Wikimedia Commons/Rsa)

JAKARTA - Tokyo and other eastern parts of Japan are preparing to face the arrival of Typhoon Ampil, prompting a number of transportation services to be temporarily suspended amid the summer holidays.

The meteorological agency's warning of strong winds and heavy rains as of Saturday, has canceled flights and shinkansen bullet train services in several areas for Friday tomorrow.

Japanese Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co. said they had canceled hundreds of flights to and from Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Narita Airport close to the capital for Friday.

Meanwhile, East Japan Railway Co. said some of Tohoku's shinkansen services, Joetsu, Hokuriku and Yamagata will be discontinued on Friday. Likewise with services between Nagoya and Tokyo Stations on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, according to the Central Japan Railway Co.

"We want to increase our vigilance" to anticipate natural disasters, an official from the Japan Meteorological Agency said at a press conference in Tokyo, according to Kyodo News August 15.

In eastern and northeastern Japan, strong storms with high waves are projected to hit the region until Saturday, the agency said.

Within 24 hours of Thursday's 6 a.m., the typhoon is expected to bring rainfall up to 150 millimeters to the Kanto-Koshin region, which includes Tokyo, 100mm in the Tokai region and 80mm in the Tohoku region, located in central and northeastern Japan.

Starting at 6 am Friday, 300 mm of rainfall is expected to fall in the Kanto-Koshin area and 120 mm in the Tohoku and Tokai areas for the next 24 hours.