We have news that Japan has grounded hundreds of flights and advised nearly 10,000 households to evacuate in some areas near Tokyo this Friday, as a strong typhoon caused power blackouts in the middle of a major summer holiday week.
Mobara City in Chiba Prefecture in japan placed an evacuation order for about 18,500 residents, while dozens of other cities opened special evacuation centres and advised voluntary evacuation.
The Tokyo Electric Power said that more than 2,000 households in the Kanto area were hit by blackouts in the morning before power was restored in some areas
Meanwhile Japan Airlines plans to cancel 281 domestic and 38 international flights, affecting about 50,000 passengers.