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Typhoon No. 7 continued to move northward toward Japan on Aug. 14, threatening to lash the Ogasawara islands south of Tokyo from the evening.

The strong forces of the typhoon are expected to affect eastern and northern Japan on Aug. 16 and 17.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a severe warning for eastern Japan against landslides, heavy rain and high waves.

According to the JMA, Typhoon No. 7 was west-southwest of Chichijima island and moving northeast as of 9 a.m. on Aug. 14.

It had a central pressure is 975 hectopascals, a maximum wind speed of 108 kph near its center and a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 162 kph.

Within a radius of 95 km from the eye of the typhoon, the wind speed exceeds 90 kph.

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said it will suspend operations on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line on Aug. 16 between Nagoya and Tokyo.

It also said other sections on the line could face closures or suspensions on Aug. 16 and 17 due to the typhoon.

The company will run one extra bullet train from Shin-Osaka to Tokyo on Aug. 15. Its departure time will be between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.

All of its seats are reserved seats, and tickets for them will be sold on Aug. 14.

“In the event of cancellations due to the typhoon, refunds will be made without charge. Please check our website for further information,” the JR Tokai said.

The JR Tokai website can be reached here: https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) also announced on Aug. 14 that all or some sections of the Tohoku, Joetsu, Hokuriku, Yamagata and Akita Shinkansen lines could be closed from around noon on Aug. 16 to noon on Aug. 17.

You can find the latest forecast map at the JMA website.

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