. Two matches — England-France and New Zealand-Italy — had to be preemptively canceled. Sunday's Pool B match between Namibia and Canada in Kamaishi was also canceled hours before it was due to take place. at 7:45 p.m. local time will go ahead, World Cup organizers said Sunday. Formula One events scheduled for Sunday also went ahead as planned.
While authorities made it clear that the decision to cancel games was necessary to ensure the safety of players and fans, many were critical of the tournament's inability to reschedule games and apparent unpreparedness for the extreme weather — despite the World Cup being held during typhoon season., two points are awarded to each team in line with tournament rules. This impact who qualifies for the next round of the competition.
Tokyo's Haneda and Narita airports were back in operation midday Sunday, but many flights remained canceled. Flag carrier Japan Airlines said it had canceled 278 domestic flights — affecting 48,340 people — and 66 international flights, affecting 11,790. ANA canceled 297 domestic flights — affecting 52,500 people — and 84 international flights, affecting 13,300.
High-speed and regular trains headed south of Tokyo were largely back in service Sunday, with trains to the north due to resume service in the early evening. However as many as 212,500 households in storm-affected areas remained without power on Sunday afternoon, power companies said.
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