TOKYO — Toyota will suspend some evening shifts at three plants in western Japan due to an approaching typhoon, the automaker said.
Toyota will suspend Monday night shift production and cancel Tuesday morning production at three factories in the western prefecture of Fukuoka.
The automaker expects to resume production on the Tuesday night shift, it said on its website.
Similarly, Nissan and Nissan Shatai subsidiaries in Fukuoka prefecture are expected to suspend production for Monday night and Tuesday daylight shifts, a Nissan spokesperson told Reuters.
Japanese authorities upgraded the intensity rating of the approaching typhoon from “strong” to “very strong” on Sunday afternoon.
Some businesses in South Korea are also contemplating temporary suspensions of operations as typhoon Hinnamnor approaches.