Japan's transport systems, including shinkansen bullet trains, faced widespread disruptions, and many tourist spots were deserted as a powerful typhoon veered east of Tokyo on Friday, near the end of the Bon summer holidays.The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of violent winds, mudslides, high waves and flooding, forecasting heavy rain in the eastern region around Tokyo and the northeast.At 6 p.m. Friday, Typhoon Ampil was located some 160 kilometers south-southeast of Choshi in Chiba Prefecture. The typhoon is moving north-northeast at 15 km per hour, according to the weather agency.It h…READ FULL ARTICLE
