One year has passed since Typhoon Hagibis made landfall in Japan. Bereaved families in a northeastern town have offered prayers for the victims of the disaster.
About 100 people attended a memorial ceremony on Monday in Marumori, Miyagi Prefecture.
A typhoon is now barreling toward Japan. Weather officials say it is just south of the country and is set to take a northeasterly path along the Pacific coast.
Meteorological Agency officials say Typhoon Chan-hom is unlikely to make landfall but is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain across wide areas.
Japanese weather officials say a typhoon now situated over the Pacific just south of Japan will likely approach the country's western and eastern regions.
Meteorological Agency officials say that at noon on Friday, Typhoon Chan-hom was at sea some 250 kilometers south-southeast of Kochi Prefecture.
Japanese weather officials say a typhoon now situated over the Pacific just south of Japan will likely approach the country's western and eastern regions.
Meteorological Agency officials say that as of 5 a.m. on Friday, Typhoon Chan-hom was at sea some 270 kilometers south of Kochi Prefecture.
Typhoon Chan-hom is expected to approach western and eastern Japan in the next couple of days. Meteorological officials are warning that the storm system will bring heavy rain even before its actual arrival.
The Meteorological Agency says that as of 6 p.m. on Thursday, Chan-hom was 270 kilometers southeast of Tanegashima Island in southwestern Japan.
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Typhoon Chan-hom is expected to approach western and eastern Japan in the next couple of days. Weather officials warn that the typhoon will bring heavy rain even before its actual approach.
The Meteorological Agency says that at noon on Thursday, Chan-hom was 320 kilometers southeast of Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, and was moving north at about 15 kilometers per hour.
Weather officials in Japan say Typhoon Chan-hom may approach southwestern Japanese islands on Thursday. They are advising people to keep an eye on weather reports and stay on the alert for heavy rain, stormy winds and high waves.
The Meteorological Agency says Chan-hom was over waters 240 kilometers east-northeast of the island of Minami Daitojima at midnight between Wednesday and Thursday, and moving northwest at about 25 kilometers per hour.
A large typhoon is moving north after skirting the southwestern island of Kyushu. Weather officials are calling on people to remain on alert.
Officials say that as of 11 a.m. on Monday, Typhoon Haishen was 260 kilometers north of Tsushima City in Nagasaki Prefecture. They say the typhoon was moving north at 45 kilometers per hour toward the Korean Peninsula. The storm is still bringing strong winds to Kyushu and part of the Chugoku region.
A large typhoon is moving over the country's Southwest, skirting the southern main island of Kyushu. Weather officials are calling on people to stay on alert.
Officials say that as of 9 a.m. on Monday, Typhoon Haishen was 110 kilometers north of Tsushima City in Nagasaki Prefecture. They say it was moving north at 40 kilometers per hour.
Flights and train services in southwestern Japan have been cancelled as Typhoon Haishen approaches the area.
Airline companies have canceled 496 flights for Sunday, mostly to and from the southern parts of Kyushu and Okinawa. They include 135 flights of All Nippon Airways and another 135 of Japan Airlines.
A large and very strong typhoon is moving northward, engulfing the southern main island of Kyushu and parts of the Chugoku region. Officials are warning of torrential rain, strong winds, higher than normal tides and high ocean swells.
Weather officials say that at 6 a.m. on Monday, Typhoon Haishen was at sea 40 kilometers southwest of Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture. They say it was moving north at 40 kilometers per hour.
Japanese airlines have cancelled 579 domestic flights scheduled for Monday due to Typhoon Haishen.
Most of the flights were to depart from or arrive at airports in the Kyushu, Shikoku and Chugoku regions of western Japan.
A large and very strong typhoon is moving northward, engulfing the southern main island of Kyushu. Officials are warning of strong winds, high tides, large ocean swells and torrential rain.
Weather officials say that at 4 a.m. on Monday, Typhoon Haishen was at sea 60 kilometers west of Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture. They say it was moving north at 35 kilometers per hour.