Typhoon Trami is battering Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, and could affect other parts of the country through Monday.
West Japan Railway says it will suspend Shinkansen bullet train services between Shin-Osaka and Hiroshima from mid-morning on Sunday. The operator will also halt local trains in Osaka and the Kyoto area.
The operator of Kansai International Airport in Osaka says it's closing the airport's 2 runways between 11 AM on Sunday and 6 AM on Monday due to an approaching typhoon.
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Key words : typhoon trami is battering
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Typhoon Trami is battering Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, and could affect other parts of the country through Monday. Please click on the image to watch our meteorologist explain more.
The Meteorological Agency says that at 5 PM on Saturday, the very strong storm was about 80 kilometers north of Naha City in Okinawa, moving north-northeast at a speed of 25 kilometers per hour.
It has a central atmospheric pressure of 950 hectopascals and is packing winds of up to 162 kilometers per hour near its center.
In some parts of Okinawa on Saturday, the maximum instantaneous wind speed topped 180 kilometers per hour.
Weather officials forecast up to 400 millimeters of rain for Amami, and up to 250 millimeters of rain for Okinawa in the 24 hours through Sunday noon.
Trami is predicted to head northeast as it gains speed. It will come very close to western parts of Japan's main islands on Sunday and could make landfall. The storm is later expected to travel through eastern and northern Japan.
Weather officials are calling on people across Japan to stay alert through Monday for heavy rain, strong winds and rough seas.
Key words : airline canceled 391
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Airlines have canceled 391 flights into and out of Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture and other airports in western Japan ahead of Typhoon Trami. 431 flights scheduled for Sunday into and out of airports in the Kyushu, Shikoku, and Kinki regions have already been canceled.
Key words : kansai international closing
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The operator of Kansai International Airport in Osaka says it's closing the airport's 2 runways between 11 AM on Sunday and 6 AM on Monday due to an approaching typhoon.
The 19-hour closure is aimed at preventing passengers from being stuck at the airport.
The company is calling on passengers to check the status of their flights on the airline companies' websites.
Key words : west Japan railway bullet from mid-morning
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West Japan Railway says it will suspend Shinkansen bullet train services between Shin-Osaka and Hiroshima from mid-morning on Sunday. The operator will also halt local trains in Osaka and the Kyoto area.
Key words : number of prefecture information
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A number of Japanese prefectures are posting information about Typhoon Trami online in foreign languages.
The southern prefecture of Okinawa is uploading warnings, evacuation procedures, traffic conditions and more in English, Chinese and Korean at http://www.bousai.okinawa.jp/
Hiroshima Prefecture in western Japan is providing information on the storm, evacuation procedures and more in English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Filipino at http://www.bousai.pref.hiroshima.jp/
Select the language from the drop-down menu at the top of the page.
Osaka Prefecture is also uploading information in English, Chinese and Korean at http://www.osaka-bousai.net/pref/index.html
JR West Railway is offering information about suspended and delayed train services on its website at http:// www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
It's available in English, Chinese and Korean, and covers the Kinki, Chugoku and Hokuriku areas.
The Kansai Tourism website is offering information on flight services at Kansai International, Osaka International, and Kobe airports. It's available in English, Chinese, Taiwanese and Korean.
It's also offering details in English about delayed train services in the Kansai area at http://kansai.gr.jp/ktb/forYourSafeTravel.html
In western Japan, multilingual staffers are available to answer questions at Kyoto Station and Kansai Airport Station.
Key words : indonesian officials 384 people collapse
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Indonesian officials say they have confirmed 384 people are dead following a powerful earthquake and tsunami on the island of Sulawesi.
They say the death toll could rise further.
The magnitude-7.5 quake hit the central Indonesian island shortly past 6 PM on Friday, local time. Tsunami up to 3 meters high struck the Donggala area and the city of Palu.
Officials at the national disaster agency told reporters on Saturday that the disaster killed 384 people in Palu.
They say thousands of buildings including hotels and commercial facilities collapsed in Palu and it is possible that many people are trapped under rubble.
They say they're unable to fully assess the damage in Donggala due to poor communication.
The Indonesian government has dispatched military personnel and police officers to affected areas.
The airport in Palu is closed and some roads are blocked, which could hamper relief efforts.
Key words : north has met
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North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho has met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York.
Ri is scheduled to address the UN General Assembly on Saturday evening, following his talks with the UN chief on Friday.
The United Nations says that Guterres told Ri he welcomes the North's efforts to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
The UN chief also expressed hope that last week's inter-Korean talks in Pyongyang and the US-North Korea summit in June will lead to the denuclearization of the peninsula.
In the joint statement issued after the inter-Korean summit, North Korea expressed readiness to close its nuclear facilities in Nyongbyon if the United States takes reciprocal steps.
Key words : Japan has signed off
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Japan has signed off on the first of several yen loans to India to help finance the construction of the country's new high-speed rail network.
Officials from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JICA, and the Indian government attended a ceremony in New Delhi on Friday. They signed documents concerning the initial provision of a loan worth about 787 million dollars.
India is aiming to start services along the 500-kilometer rail system between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, in the country's west, in 2023. The network will use Japan's Shinkansen bullet train technology.
Japan will provide up to 12.8 billion dollars in yen loans in stages for the 15.8-billion-dollar project.
The Indian government is set to acquire land and begin full-fledged construction by the end of the year.
Katsuo Matsumoto, head of JICA's India office, says the introduction of the "safe and punctual" Shinkansen trains should spur the movement of people and goods and aid regional growth.
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