Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Expected to Approach Japan’s Amami Region on Tuesday or Later; Sanyo Shinkansen Expect Total or Partial Service Suspension from Wednesday to Friday

Powerful Typhoon Shanshan, also referred to as Typhoon No. 10, is expected to develop and move northwest, approaching western Japan and the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture as early as Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.