TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of people in northern Japan were ordered to evacuate Friday because of the risk of flooding and mudslides from a powerful typhoon approaching in the Pacific Ocean.

The typhoon with wind speeds of 45 metres per second with a maximum gust of 60 metres per second (216 kmph/134 mph) is likely to get close to the eastern region of Kanto, and Tokyo, on August 16 ...

When Typhoon Faxai hit the Tokyo region from Sunday night through Monday morning, it became the strongest storm to make landfall in east Japan in the last 30 years.

The typhoon, which is currently moving slowly over ... in both areas marked a record high since record-keeping began. In Tokyo's Nerima Ward, 179 mm rainfall was recorded until 1 p.m. on the ...

TOKYO, Japan -- A powerful typhoon has made landfall near Chiba city, east of the Japanese capital Tokyo, on Friday morning, according to Japan's Meteorological Agency. Typhoon Mawar, named for a ...

"The evacuation center is only for registered residents" A 60-year-old homeless man near Ueno station in Taito Ward, Tokyo, hurried to an emergency shelter before the typhoon. But he was denied ...

TOKYO, October 14. /TASS/. At least 40 people became victims of the Hagibis typhoon, which hit the central and eastern regions of Japan over the weekend, 16 are reported missing, the NHK Channel ...

Flights and trains in the Tokyo area were canceled as warnings were issued for strong winds and heavy rainfall from Typhoon Ampil, expected to reach waters near Tokyo in the evening and then ...