TOKYO — More than 100 flights were cancelled and evacuation warnings were issued for thousands of people as a powerful typhoon approached Japan’s northeast on Tuesday, a region devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami five years ago.Typhoon Lionrock was expected to make landfall in the northeast Tohoku region later on Tuesday, with sustained winds of 120km/h and gusts up to 176km/h as it moved north from the Pacific Ocean, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.Toyota Motor Corp said production would be suspended on Tuesday at two of its factories in the typhoon’s path due to concern that heavy rain and strong wind would affect road conditions and delay parts deliveries.Tokyo Electric Power Co, operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant wrecked in the March 2011 disaster, said it had suspended some outdoor operations. About 1,200 households lost power in eastern Japan near Tokyo.The category 1 typhoon was expected to dump about 35cm of rain in the northeast by...
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