Japan Typhoon

The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Nanmadol was near the southern island of Yakushima, packing maximum surface winds of 162 kilometers (101 miles) per ...

Railway operators said bullet trains on the Kyushu island have been suspended. Elsewhere in the prefecture, an elderly woman suffered a minor injury as she fell, NHK said. The agency predicted as much as 50 centimeters (20 inches) of rainfall by midday Monday, warning of flooding and landslides.

A massive typhoon roared across Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu on Sunday, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee.

It was the first time the agency has issued a special typhoon warning for an area outside from Okinawa Prefecture. "Ensure your own safety without waiting for the announcement of a special warning." The agency said it was "raining like never before" in neighboring Miyazaki, where some areas saw more than 15 inches of rain in the 24 hours through Sunday afternoon.

A powerful typhoon slammed ashore in southern Japan on Sunday, causing blackouts, paralyzing transportation and prompting the evacuation of thousands of ...

Public transportation including trains and buses in many areas on the Kyushu island was suspended throughout Sunday. It also alerted residents in the affected areas of "unprecedented" levels of powerful winds and waves, urging them to evacuate early. Footage on NHK television showed a pachinko pinball parlor with part of its glass wall shattered by the gust in Kanoya city in Kagoshima.

MINAMATA: Thousands of people took refuge in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday (Sep 18) as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol churned towards the region, ...

Rain is falling hard too," he told AFP. The storm is forecast to turn east and pass over Japan's main island of Honshu before moving out to sea by Wednesday. Advertisement Visibility is almost zero."

The weather agency issued rare "special warnings" for Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures — alerts that are issued only when dangerous conditions seen once ...

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Typhoon Nanmadol has the potential to be the most destructive storm to strike Japan in decades.

- It designates tropical storms with sustained winds of 240 kilometres per hour (150mph) or greater as super-typhoons. - Nanmadol was classified as a super-typhoon by the US Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC), meaning it has the potential to be the most destructive tropical storm to strike Japan in decades. Typhoon Nanmadol has the potential to be the most destructive storm to strike Japan in decades.

A powerful typhoon slammed ashore in southern Japan on Sunday as it pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain, causing blackouts and halting ...

Public transportation including trains and buses in many areas on the Kyushu island were suspended throughout Sunday. Footage on NHK television showed a pachinko pinball parlor with part of its glass wall shattered by the gust in Kanoya city in Kagoshima. It also alerted residents in the affected areas of "unprecedented" levels of powerful winds and waves, urging them to evacuate early.

The storm made landfall near city of Kagoshima, cutting electricity for thousands and damaging buildings.

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The Japan Meteorological Agency's Forecast Division holds a press conference on Typhoon Nanmadol in Tokyo, on Sept 17, 2022. PHOTO: AFP. Updated. 35 sec ago.

“The southern part of the Kyushu region may see the sort of violent wind, high waves and high tides that have never been experienced before,” the JMA said on Sunday, urging residents to exercise “the highest caution possible”. “Areas affected by the storm are seeing the sort of rain that has never been experienced before,” Mr Hiro Kato, head of the Weather Monitoring and Warning Centre, told reporters on Sunday. The JMA has warned that the region could face unprecedented danger from high winds, storm surges and torrential rain and called the storm “very dangerous”.

A powerful typhoon barreled through Japan's main southwest island of Kyushu on Monday, unleashing torrential rains and lashing winds that downed power lines ...

Typhoon Nanmadol pounded western Japan with heavy rain and strong winds on Monday, forcing airlines to cancel flights, snarling train operations and leaving ...

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SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall on Japan's southernmost island of Kyushu on Sunday, bringing torrential rains and strong winds as it moves ...

Strong winds brought on by Typhoon Nanmadol also caused power outages in southeastern South Korea, and are expected to come closest to the port city of Busan on Monday morning before moving east. Nanmadol is expected to dump as much as 40 centimetres of rain in parts of Kyushu as it moves along the west coast of the main island of Honshu. The typhoon is expected to move through central Japan and reach Tokyo on Tuesday, maintaining much of its strength as it moves.

TOKYO: Typhoon Nanmadol pounded western Japan with heavy rain and strong winds on Monday (Sep 19), forcing airlines to cancel flights, snarling train ...

About 340,000 households, most of them in Kyushu, were without electricity as of early Monday morning, the trade ministry said. Kyushu Railway, the train operator serving Japan's western major island of Kyushu, said it had halted operations for all of Monday, while Japan Airlines and ANA Holdings have cancelled about 800 flights for the day, public broadcaster NHK reported. Authorities warned of floods and landslides as the

Up to 400 mm of rain was expected in central Japan and about 340000 households remain without electricity.

Up to 400 mm of rain was expected in central Japan's Tokai region, the nation's industrial heartland, over the next 24 hours. About 340,000 households, most of them in Kyushu, were without electricity early on Monday. Authorities reported two casualties as well as disrupted transport and suspended operations in several regions.

TOKYO: Typhoon Nanmadol brought ferocious winds and record rainfall to western Japan on Monday (Sep 19) as one of the biggest storms to hit the country in ...

A river in Kyushu's Miyazaki prefecture overflowed, flooding fields and roads, footage from state broadcaster NHK showed. "Circumstances permitting, I will leave tomorrow morning." Advertisement