the shinjuku is the busiest station in tokyo. at this time of day you see a lot of students and office workers on their way to schools and workplaces with their umbrellas. the typhoon is still far away from tokyo, but it has already caused traffic disruption. the sign board in the station says "shinkansen, direct train services between tokyo and yamagata prefecture in northern japan have been canceled," and we expect more delays and cancellations today. the air travel has also been affected. more than 100 domestic flights have been canceled so far. as the typhoon approaches, we expect more rain today. one of the passengers here in shinjuku told me that she's planning to visit northern japan for sight-seeing but she's not sure whether she can make it. people are very concerned about how the weather will change as the typhoon approaches. susumu kojima, nhk world, tokyo. >> all right, thanks very much. it still looks relatively calm. we'll continue to update you on typhoon roke throughout the day. >>> in other news, the afghan gover