Tokyo's morning rush was more hellish than usual Monday, with massive crowds of commuters gathering at train stations across the metropolitan area to wait for train services disrupted by Typhoon Faxai.
The powerful typhoon made landfall before 5 a.m. around the city of Chiba as it swept across the Kanto area, and brought record strong winds to the region.
East Japan Railway Co., also known as JR East, had announced before the storm hit that it would cancel all train services in the greater Tokyo area from the first train until 8 a.m. on Monday. The cancellations were to allow time to inspect possible damage following the typhoon, the operator said.
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