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.

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.

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 ...

If the path of the typhoon turns eastward ... to refrain from going out on Aug. 28 unless it is necessary. Check the Japan Meteorological Agency website for the latest forecast.

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).

Japanese officials are urging people in western and eastern Japan to be highly vigilant ... The official urged people to stay updated, as the typhoon's path and intensity were still highly ...

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.

TOKYO: Typhoon Bebinca is expected to approach Japan's southern island of Okinawa and the southwestern island region of Amami over the weekend, with the weather agency on Thursday (Sept 12 ...

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.

Kyocera’s 13.7 MW floating project at the Yamakura Dam was damaged by 120mph winds the typhoon brought to the ... and winds claimed another victim: Japan’s largest PV power plant, inaugurated ...