Japan 's Prime Minister Shinzō Abe left a Japan-African development conference in Nairobi , Kenya early due to the threat of flight cancellations caused by the typhoon . Prior to Lionrock making landfall , a total of 100 flights were cancelled at airports in Tohoku and Hokkaido . Efforts were made to protect the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant from further damage , as it had been severely incapacitated following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami . The amount of water being pumped at the facility was increased in order to minimize the risk of floods , and crane operations were suspended due to the threat of strong winds
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Typhoon Lionrock (2016)