Toyota To Halt Operations At All Japan Plants As Typhoon Precaution

Reuters
1 mins read
2017-10-22 20:23:34

Key Highlights
- Japan will be hit by a powerful typhoon
- As a precaution Toyota and its subsidiaries have shut down operations
- There is no confirmation on when Toyota will start resuming operations
Toyota Motor Corp will suspend operations at all of its assembly plants in Japan, including those of its subsidiaries, from Monday morning as a precautionary measure as a powerful typhoon approaches Japan's mainland, a spokesman said.
Tens of thousands across Japan were advised to evacuate, hundreds of flights were cancelled and rail services disrupted on Sunday as heavy rain and wind lashed a wide swathe of the country.
(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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