A powerful typhoon in Japan has left more than 100 flights cancelled, 1m households without power, and transport disrupted across major cities. Typhoon Faxai, which made landfall early Monday morning in the coastal city of Chiba, brought heavy rain and winds of 120 miles per hour, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The storm then moved over Tokyo and paralyzed transport. More than 100 flights to and from airports in the Tokyo area were canceled on Monday, including 49 Japan Airlines flights and 41 by All Nippon Airways, according to the airport website. The entire Keikyu rail line, which connects Tokyo and Yokohama to Haneda Airport, is still suspended. Photos show flooded streets, littered with downed trees and branches. So far there have been no deaths reported, but at least ten people have been hospitalized, NHK said on Monday.<br/>
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Hong Kong police prevented anti-government protesters from blocking access to the airport on Saturday, but fired tear gas for a second night running in the Chinese-ruled city’s densely populated district of Mong Kok in the 14th week of unrest. Police checked for tickets and passports to allow only airline passengers through to the airport to avoid the chaos of last weekend, when activists blocked approach roads, threw debris on to train tracks and trashed the MTR subway station in the nearby new town of Tung Chung. Protesters also occupied the arrivals hall last month, halting and delaying flights, amid a series of clashes with police. More than three months of protests have at times paralyzed parts of Hong Kong amid running street battles between protesters and police who have responded with tear gas, pepper spray and water cannon. Violent arrests of protesters have drawn international attention.<br/>
Boeing has suspended load testing of its new widebody 777X aircraft as media reports said a cargo door failed in a ground stress test. “During final load testing on the 777X static test airplane, the team encountered an issue that required suspension of the test,” Boeing spokesman Paul Bergman said Saturday. The Seattle Times reported a cargo door exploded outward during a high-pressure stress test on the ground. The newspaper said the accident occurred on a static test airplane, which is built for ground testing only and not intended to fly. “Overall testing is continuing,” Bergman said. The test occurred on Thursday, he said, declining to provide other details of the incident. The problem happened during the final test that must be passed as part of the plane’s certification by the FAA, the newspaper report said. In final load testing, planes are subjected to loads and stresses that are well beyond normal operational conditions, the spokesman said, adding that the incident is under review. The company previously reported a delay on its 777X widebody program as General Electric Co engine problems pushed the first flight into 2020.<br/>