Japan Typhoon

Typhoon Hagibis leaves as many as 33 dead as Japan continues rescue

One woman fell to her death as she was being placed inside a rescue helicopter

Updated On: 14 Oct 2019 | 1:14 AM IST

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Heavy rain, winds lash Tokyo as city braces for worst typhoon in 60 years

The storm could be the strongest to hit Tokyo since 1958 and people should also prepare for high waves and storm surges

Updated On: 12 Oct 2019 | 9:01 PM IST

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Japan braces for Typhoon Faxai, cancels flights, trains as storms likely

Typhoon Faxai could dump as much as 300 millimetres of rain in the next 24 hours

Updated On: 08 Sep 2019 | 11:27 PM IST

Typhoon slams central Japan, approaches disaster-hit western region

The western city of Shobara in Hiroshima prefecture issued an evacuation order to some 36,400 residents, including 991 who urgently needed to move to shelters

Updated On: 29 Jul 2018 | 9:18 AM IST

Toyota to suspend operations at all Japan plants over typhoon precautions

Tens of thousands across Japan were advised to evacuate, hundreds of flights were cancelled and rail services disrupted

Updated On: 22 Oct 2017 | 3:56 PM IST