The two strongest storms in Japan’s history are Typhoon Nancy, with 925hPa at landfall in 1961, and Vera, with 929hPa in 1959. Meteorologists were ranking Haishen among the top three strongest ...

Japan is bracing for another round of heavy rainfall as Typhoon No. 7 formed in southern waters around 3 a.m. on Aug. 13 after the season’s fifth typhoon crossed the Tohoku region ...

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 ...