Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen to be suspended Friday as typhoon nears

Good cautious move. Because we know that the direction and strength of typhoons can be fairly accurately predicted. Meanwhile, earthquake forecasting is still in its infancy so a fatalistic approach should still be employed.

Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and Nagoya stations will be halted throughout Friday as Typhoon Ampil is forecast to approach eastern Japan

What can stopped bullet? A typhon.

Model have 30 ft wave off the coast of Japan,we have weather buoy system ,that we rely on and hurricane Hunter they fly into the storm and gather data and saildrone that sail into the storm and ride 30 ft waves and give data in real time,it suppose hit near Friday

better be safe than sorry.

lucky this obon staying at home and no rush for travel here or there.

The storm is likely to give a glancing blow (pun intended) to the coast of Chiba & Ibaraki, if at all. The current forecast sharply reduced the volume of rainfall in the Kanto region.

That doesn't mean to not remain vigilant as TSs can change courses erratically.

https://www.tropicalstormrisk.com/

Lets continue with operation fear ,worried about the mega , now you can worry about the typhoon ,too

Japanese eyes mega typhoon

Prudent to be prepared. Ask anyone who lives in Florida. Those warnings aren't made up. People die. Fear? Again, ask Florida. Yes, I was scared when I was down there. I was fortunate to have left about two weeks before it happened (this was a few years ago) and my cousin's house needed a lot of repair. She was lucky.

That's great. How about all those hotels that were booked and don't offer cancelation money back? By the look of it, this typhoon is mostly just rain, is not a hurricane nor tornado. Looks like over reaction again from JR, after reducing the shinkansen train speed, due to a possible earthquake, that maybe might happens in 30 years of so.

Looks like JR is led by a really soft and fear gullible person, who panics every time there is this kind of announcement.

Typhoons and hurricanes are the same.

"The difference in their names is purely geographic. In the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific oceans, the term 'hurricane' is used, whereas in the Northwest Pacific Ocean, they are called 'typhoons."

When Japan media warns of something, it doesn’t happen, so probably a good sign.

The Japan story: Warn about something leads to preparing for something that never happens. Preparation is very enjoyable for Japanese. When a disaster does occur - of course unpredicted - it provides an opportunity for gathering for memorials. Gathering for annual memorials is also very enjoyable for Japanese.

The Japan story: Japanese doing things together. Wonderful.

As the typhoon path is shifting eastward, the Shinkansen line should not be affected much, but windy