It also said other sections on the line could face closures or suspensions on Aug. 16 and 17 due to the typhoon. The company will run one extra bullet train from Shin-Osaka to Tokyo on Aug. 15.

To simulate potential responses, organizers have studied past typhoon disasters, including the one that hit Kansai International Airport in 2018, another artificial island in Osaka Bay.

Tokyo’s Disneyland, usually open until 9 p.m., closed at 3 p.m. because of the typhoon. Yamato Transport ... as well as at ...

Meteorologists are finding the path of Typhoon Shanshan highly unpredictable ... and Kinki, which includes Osaka Prefecture, ...

Typhoon Jebi, the 21st of the season ... the airport sits on a man-made island off the coast of the city of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture. It was pummeled by furious winds that escalated in ...

depending on the typhoon developments. Meanwhile, Greater Bay Airlines cancelled four of the flights scheduled for Friday, two between Hong Kong and Tokyo and two others between the city to Osaka.

The seventh typhoon of the year ... which directly connects to the Tokaido line in Osaka. East Japan Railway Company also noted possible delays and cancellations of services for the Tohoku ...

Many international flights in and out of Kansai have been cancelled since the typhoon. Repercussions for the tourism industry have been severe. Kuromon Ichiba market in the city of Osaka's Minami ...

The case, dubbed the “Kansai Airport incident,” involved Yang Hui-ju (楊蕙如), who was indicted over comments online that accused the office of failing to offer timely help to Taiwanese in Japan during ...