Japan cancels hundreds of flights and advised more than 60,000 households to evacuate some southern regions as Typhoon Khanun heads westwards
Khanun rolled into Japan's southernmost Okinawa last week, causing blackouts in more than 200,000 buildings. / Photo: AP
Thunderstorms, with precipitation of up to 400 mm, were expected to lash areas of Kyushu and neighbouring Shikoku island in the next 24 hours, JMA said. Areas as far north as Osaka and Nagoya are also likely to be affected. In the western part of the country's largest Honshu island, Mazda Motor said it would suspend production at its two plants in Hiroshima and Yamaguchi.
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