Typhoon No. 7 has formed over the seas south of Japan and is expected to move northward near the Ogasawara island chain as it develops, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced on Aug. 8.

Japan has issued evacuation orders for nearly a million people in the path of Typhoon Shanshan, as it braces for what officials say could be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the region.

In central Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture ... gusts and tornados are likely to occur on the northeastern side of a typhoon's path from 12 to 24 hours before the center of the storm ― which is ...

Typhoon No. 8 is expected to make landfall in eastern Japan on July 27 ... typhoon may make atmosphere conditions in areas near its path unstable and bring extremely intense rain of 50 milliliters ...

TOKYO (AFP): A strong typhoon sweeping towards southern Japan on Tuesday (Aug 1) triggered the cancellation of hundreds of flights as officials urged thousands of people to seek shelter.

Tokyo: A typhoon that blasted parts of Japan with more than 200kph winds moved out to sea on Saturday (Aug 17), mostly sparing the capital and allowing trains and some flights to resume.

The typhoon path is symbolized by large colored circles joined by a red line, and the bird track is in white circles with colored outlines (same colors highlight the same day and time in both tracks).

Japan has been hit by one of its strongest typhoons in decades. Typhoon Shanshan made landfall at 08:00 local time on Wednesday (23:00 GMT) on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's major islands.