A typhoon is headed toward Tokyo and the Fukushima nuclear plant (NOAA)Typhoon Wipha, currently a storm with at least 80 mph sustained winds, appears poised to sideswipe, or even directly hit ...

One of the most powerful storms to hit Tokyo in years brought back bitter memories of Japan's tsunami disaster in March, and threatened to further damage the Fukushima nuclear plant. Typhoon Roke ...

On Monday, Mr. Yaginuma, 49, a third-generation owner of an auto body shop in Fukushima Prefecture, was cleaning out the wreckage from Typhoon Hagibis, which battered Japan over the weekend and ...

AP TOKYO — A powerful typhoon roared up Japan’s main island Wednesday, killing five people, as workers at the troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant prepared for impact. Typhoon Roke first ...

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while as many as seven deaths have been directly or indirectly linked to the typhoon. Tropical storm Neoguri skirted past the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Japan’s east coast Friday and ...

Fukushima watchers may recall the harsh criticism Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant, came under for hurriedly draining rainwater from the site as typhoon ...

Typhoon Neoguri, the worst storm to hit Japan in 15 years, is likely to reach areas near the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant by Friday morning, forecasters have warned. The site’s ...

Editor's Note: Today's updated story on Typhoon Wipha includes more details on Fukushima's preparations and more recent storm data. Typhoon Wipha, which is currently a storm with 110 mph winds ...

Typhoon Man-yi has hit central Japan as officials issued a "special warning" of heavy rain, amid fears the storm could go on to hit the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. The typhoon is generating ...

After the Fukushima disaster ... (YouTube, embedded below.) The “typhoon turbine” as it is known works via the Magnus effect, where a spinning object directs air around it faster on one ...