Nissan, Sony Shut Plants After Typhoon Faxai Hits Tokyo
Japan Flights, Trains Canceled as Typhoon Faxai Looms
(Bloomberg) -- Typhoon Faxai hit Japan on Monday, forcing closures at factories owned by Nissan Motor Co. and Sony Corp., and disrupting morning commutes for thousands of residents.
The season’s 15th typhoon made landfall in Chiba prefecture early in the morning. Since then it has been downgraded to a Category 1 storm and was hovering near Iwaki in Fukushima prefecture, heading northeast at about 30 kilometers per hour as of 12:00 p.m. local time, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Nissan said it halted operations at its Oppama and Yokohama factories due to flooding, while Sony said its plant making PlayStation 4 gaming consoles were closed due to power outage. About 820,000 customers were left without electricity in Tokyo and its neighboring prefectures, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s website.
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. shut two crude distillation units at its Chiba refinery, while NTT Docomo Inc. said earlier its mobile services were disrupted in parts of the Kanto region. While train services were gradually being restored, some Tokyo-area services at East Japan Railway Co. remained suspended, with other routes experiencing delays. ANA Holdings Inc. canceled 55 domestic flights. Japan Airlines Co. has said it halted 41 flights, affecting 11,350 passengers.
More than a dozen people have been injured, according to local reports.
--With assistance from Aaron Clark, Sophie Jackman and Aya Takada.
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