Japan is preparing for its second typhoon in a week, with airline companies canceling flights and rail operators planning to halt some operations.
Typhoon Lan is forecast to make landfall Tuesday in central Japan near Osaka, the country’s second largest metropolitan area. The Japan Meteorological Agency has called for precautions against heavy rain, mudslides and strong winds.
Japan’s two largest airline companies Japan Airlines Co. and ANA Holdings Inc. announced flight disruptions, with JAL canceling more than 250 flights for Monday and Tuesday. As of Monday morning, Typhoon Lan was about 260 kilometers southwest of Japan’s Hachijojima island and moving northwest, according to the JMA. The storm, which is called Typhoon No. 7 in Japan, is packing maximum winds of about 144 kilometers per hour.
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