Subaru suspends Japan production after typhoon

An aerial view shows a Japan military helicopter flying over residential areas flooded by the Chikuma river following Typhoon Hagibis in Nagano, central Japan. (KYODO Kyodo/REUTERS)

October 17, 2019 07:09 AM

TOKYO – Subaru is suspending production in Japan for about a week because some suppliers were inundated with water from a deadly typhoon that swept the country dumping record rains.

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