Toyota said it had cancelled the day shift at three of its factories in north-eastern Japan due to heavy rains that, earlier on 11 September, burst the banks of a river in the city of Osaki, in Miyagi prefecture.

There has been no damage at the facilities – two in Miyagi and one in neighbouring Iwate prefecture – which are run by subsidiary Toyota Motor East Japan, a company spokeswoman told Reuters.

Toyota was to decide whether it would resume operations for the evening shift by around noon, she added.

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