Twin storms Mekkhala and Higos force Japan to cancel 120 flights, warn of floods and landslides, and disrupt factories and military drills across key regions.

Severe Tropical Storm Mekkhala, downgraded from a typhoon, was packing gusts of up to 144kmh and could potentially converge with Tropical Storm Higos.

Severe Tropical Storm Mekkhala, downgraded from a typhoon, was packing gusts of up to 108kmh and could potentially converge with Tropical Storm Higos.

Japanese airlines cancelled on Friday more than 100 flights as two tropical storms barrelled towards the archipelago, with authorities advising evacuations in some areas because…