Shinkansen services in southwest Japan halted as typhoon makes landfall

Shinkansen bullet train services in Japan's southwestern Kyushu region were briefly suspended Thursday afternoon due to heavy rain as a typhoon made landfall, the operator said.After developing into a typhoon over the sea off Kagoshima Prefecture in the morning, Typhoon Lingling began moving over the southern Kyushu prefecture shortly after 5 p.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.It is rare for a low-pressure system to develop into a typhoon so close to the island, the agency said.JR Kyushu said services between Kumamoto and Kagoshima-chuo stations on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line…READ FULL ARTICLE