A severe tropical storm battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday, injuring 15 people and prompting calls to evacuate for hundreds of thousands of people due

Violent winds, high waves, landslides, flooding and overflowing rivers expected to hit Japan along the Pacific coast

Public transport in Tokyo and nearby cities could face disruptions as the storm approaches.

TOKYO, June 2 — A severe tropical storm battered southwestern Japan today, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring nine...

The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of high waves, landslides and flooding as storm Jangmi rumbles northwards

Typhoon Jangmi, a severe tropical storm, battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday. The storm cut off power to tens of thousands of homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring…

Around 17,000 households in Okinawa and more than 30,000 in the southwestern Kagoshima region affected by power cuts

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A severe tropical storm battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday, injuring 15 people and prompting calls to evacuate for hundreds of thousands of people due

Hundreds of flights on Tuesday have been cancelled in Japan, as Typhoon Jangmi continues to rage. Shinkansen bullet services also expects disruption.

Storm Jangmi brings widespread disruption, with 616 flights cancelled nationwide

Evacuation advisories were issued to hundreds of thousands of residents in eight prefectures across southwestern, central and eastern Japan.

Storm Jangmi, which was downgraded from a typhoon after making landfall, left 15 people with minor injuries in southern Japan. | World News

Thousands lose power, hundreds of flights are cancelled and rail services disrupted as torrential rain prompts evacuations and landslide alerts

Severe tropical storm Jangmi is wreaking havoc in southwest Japan, causing injuries and leaving thousands without electricity. It is expected to approach eastern Japan on…

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Heavy rain continued in the Tokyo metropolitan area in the morning, with flood danger warnings for several rivers in the capital.