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Powerful typhoon Khanun engulfing Okinawa
A large and very strong typhoon is engulfing Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa. Officials are warning of very strong winds, storm surges and high waves. Japan's Meteorological Agency says ...
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Thousands Left Without Power As Japan Is Ravaged by Typhoon Shanshan
"This is the first time I saw a typhoon sweeping across all of Japan," a resident in the capital, Tokyo, told Reuters news agency. "Typhoons are supposed to go north from Okinawa. So, I didn't ...
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Typhoon No. 13 headed for Okinawa and Amami regions
Typhoon No. 13 packing powerful winds and dangerous storm surges is expected to approach the Okinawa and Amami regions around Sept. 14 and 15. The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling on people ...
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Okinawa braces for strong winds as Typhoon No. 11 approaches
The Japan Meteorological Agency is warning people to prepare for powerful winds as Typhoon No. 11 is expected to approach remote islands in Okinawa Prefecture on the evening of Sept. 3.
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Typhoon Bebinca may approach Japan's Okinawa, Amami over weekend
TOKYO: Typhoon Bebinca is expected to approach Japan's southern island of Okinawa and the southwestern ... warning of landslides and flooding, Kyodo News Agency reported. The season's 13th typhoon ...
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As Typhoon Khanun makes a U-turn, residents of Okinawa brace for another lashing with wind and rain
Residents of Japan's southwestern ... the weekend as Typhoon Khanun made a U-turn and is now moving back east. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Khanun was heading to Okinawa and nearby islands ...
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Unexploded ordnance still haunts Okinawa 80 years after WWII battle
Despite decades of clearance efforts, roughly 1,900 metric tons of deadly remnants are estimated to remain buried beneath the ...
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Northern Japan urged to brace for foul weather as typhoon nears
People in northern Japan are being urged to ... in many areas,” a JMA official told a news conference on Aug. 10. As of noon on Aug. 10, the typhoon had a central pressure of 985 hectopascals ...
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Typhoon knocks out power in southern Japan, thousands of flights cancelled
Typhoon Khanun, described as "very strong" by the Japanese weather agency, brought maximum sustained wind speeds of 180km (112 miles) an hour. Okinawa's power company said 220,580 households ...
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Typhoon Khanun forecast to turn back to Japanese islands where it already left damage and injuries
TOKYO (AP): The typhoon that damaged homes and knocked out power on Okinawa and other Japanese islands this week was slowly moving west Thursday (Aug 3) but is forecast to make a U-turn and dump ...
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Typhoon No. 10 likely to hit with record-breaking force in Japan
Typhoon No. 10 is expected to batter western Japan from Sept. 6 to 7 with force predicted to shatter all records, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned on Sept. 2. If the typhoon maintains its ...
Typhoon Sinlaku dumps rain on Taiwan
Typhoon Sinlaku was moving slowly toward the northern shores of Taiwan on Saturday, promising to dump heavy rain on on the region as it crawls north. At 11 a.m. Saturday (0300 GMT), Sinlaku was 345 ...