Kirk here. Shinkansen service to and from Kagoshima has been suspended:

—start quote— Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) will suspend Kyushu Shinkansen service between Kumamoto Station and Kagoshima Chuo Station from the afternoon of Aug. 8 as it braces for approaching Typhoon No. 6. . . . . ellipsis . . . JR Kyushu announced that Kyushu Shinkansen service between Hakata Station and Kumamoto Station will be operated as usual. —end quote—