Flights cancelled, some manufacturing suspended in Japan as storm nears By Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Monday braced for the affect of a robust approaching storm, with airways cancelling flights and a few corporations suspending manufacturing at factories within the western a part of the nation.

Storm Hinnamnor was already pounding components of the westernmost primary island of Kyushu with heavy rain on Monday, with each rain and winds anticipated to worsen because the storm brushes by on Tuesday and heads in the direction of Korea, which raised its storm alert stage to the very best.

Components of Kyushu have been anticipated to be hit by some 300 millimetres (12 inches) of rain within the 24 hours to midday on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Company mentioned, additionally warning of sturdy winds and storm surges.

Some 70 flights have been cancelled on Monday, Japanese media mentioned. Toyota Motor (NYSE:) Corp mentioned it is going to droop some night shifts at three crops in western Japan, whereas Nissan (OTC:) Motor Corp and Nissan Shatai Co subsidiaries in Fukuoka prefecture have been anticipated to droop manufacturing for Monday evening and Tuesday daylight shifts.