Typhoon No. 7 continued to move northward toward Japan on Aug. 14, threatening to lash the Ogasawara islands south of Tokyo from the evening. The strong forces of the typhoon are expected to ...

TOKYO (AFP): An approaching typhoon battered communities along Japan's Pacific coast Monday (Aug 14) with heavy rain and crashing waves, prompting authorities to warn about landslides and flooding.

Approaching from the Pacific Ocean, Typhoon No. 7 made landfall at the southern tip of Wakayama Prefecture, some 400 kilometers (250 miles) southwest of Tokyo. The typhoon, which followed closely ...