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3,000-Year-Old Cedar Tree Knocked Over By Typhoon Shanshan In Japan: Report
A massive 3,000-year-old cedar on Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan has been toppled, apparently due to strong winds brought by Typhoon Shanshan, local media reported.
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Typhoon Nanmadol Makes Landfall In Japan, Millions Asked To Evacuate
Millions of people in Japan were under evacuation warnings on Monday as Typhoon Nanmadol brought strong winds and heavy rain to the southwest of the country after making landfall overnight.
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Tropical Storm Nears Japan, Disrupting Tokyo Olympics
A tropical storm churned towards Japan and the Olympic Games on Tuesday, whipping up welcome waves for surfing medal hopefuls but disrupting other events with rain and strong winds.
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Powerful Japan Storm Krosa Kills 1, Injures 49; Trees Uprooted
A powerful tropical storm lashed Japan on Thursday, bringing strong winds and torrential rain that claimed at least one life, prompted warnings of landslides and flooding, and sparked evacuation advisories and travel chaos at a peak holiday period.
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Heavy Rain, Strong Winds As Powerful Typhoon Approaches Southern Japan
A powerful typhoon brought heavy rain and high winds as it approached southern Japan on Saturday, causing power outages in several cities and prompting Kansai International Airport near Osaka to plan a temporary closure of its runways from Sunday.
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Japan Bracing As Strong Typhoon Heads For Tokyo
Japan is bracing for heavy rains and high winds on Wednesday as a strong typhoon is forecast to make landfall near the capital of Tokyo, the latest storm to hit Japan in recent months.
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Iran Tanker Which Caught Fire Off China Drifts Into Japan Economic Zone, Says Coast Guard
A stricken Iranian oil tanker drifted into Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Wednesday afternoon, a spokesman for Japan's Coast Guard told Reuters on Friday, as strong winds pushed the burning ship away from the Chinese coast.
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Powerful Typhoon Drenches Japan, Tens Of Thousands Advised To Evacuate
Tens of thousands of people across Japan were advised to evacuate, hundreds of flights were cancelled and train services were disrupted on Sunday as a typhoon roared toward the coast, bringing heavy rain and strong winds on a national election day.
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2 Dead As Typhoon Noru Approaches Japan
Strong typhoon Noru brought heavy rain and strong winds to southwest Japan, killing two people, local officials said yesterday as they warned of landslides and floods.
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People Face Distress As Typhoon Hits Near Tokyo
A strong typhoon stuck near Tokyo, with heavy rain and winds grounding more than 400 flights as officials warned of landslides and flooding.
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Typhoon Noul Weakens as It Heads to South Japan From Philippines
Typhoon Noul weakened today as it headed to south Japan after dumping heavy rains and bringing strong winds that flattened houses in coastal areas on the northeastern tip of the Philippines.
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Heavy Snow Hits Northern Japan
Northern Japan was in the grip of a blizzard today as strong winds and heavy snow forced the cancellation of almost 300 flights and vehicles were buried in snow, officials and reports said.
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Japan Braces as Super Typhoon Vongfong Powers North
Japan was bracing on Friday for its strongest storm this year, a super typhoon powering north towards the Okinawa island chain that threatens to rake a wide swathe of the nation with strong winds and torrential rain.
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US Military Officials Feared Dead as Typhoon Slams into Japan
Strong typhoon Phanfone slammed into Japan on Monday, packing gusting winds and huge waves that swept three US military officials out to sea in another stark reminder of the country's vulnerability to nature.
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Japan Orders 1.6 Million to Evacuate as Typhoon Halong Lashes West Coast
Typhoon Halong killed one person in Japan on Sunday and injured 33, media said, as authorities ordered 1.6 million people out of the path of the storm that battered the west of the country with heavy rain and wind.
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3,000-Year-Old Cedar Tree Knocked Over By Typhoon Shanshan In Japan: Report
A massive 3,000-year-old cedar on Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan has been toppled, apparently due to strong winds brought by Typhoon Shanshan, local media reported.
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Typhoon Nanmadol Makes Landfall In Japan, Millions Asked To Evacuate
Millions of people in Japan were under evacuation warnings on Monday as Typhoon Nanmadol brought strong winds and heavy rain to the southwest of the country after making landfall overnight.
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Tropical Storm Nears Japan, Disrupting Tokyo Olympics
A tropical storm churned towards Japan and the Olympic Games on Tuesday, whipping up welcome waves for surfing medal hopefuls but disrupting other events with rain and strong winds.
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Powerful Japan Storm Krosa Kills 1, Injures 49; Trees Uprooted
A powerful tropical storm lashed Japan on Thursday, bringing strong winds and torrential rain that claimed at least one life, prompted warnings of landslides and flooding, and sparked evacuation advisories and travel chaos at a peak holiday period.
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Heavy Rain, Strong Winds As Powerful Typhoon Approaches Southern Japan
A powerful typhoon brought heavy rain and high winds as it approached southern Japan on Saturday, causing power outages in several cities and prompting Kansai International Airport near Osaka to plan a temporary closure of its runways from Sunday.
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Japan Bracing As Strong Typhoon Heads For Tokyo
Japan is bracing for heavy rains and high winds on Wednesday as a strong typhoon is forecast to make landfall near the capital of Tokyo, the latest storm to hit Japan in recent months.
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Iran Tanker Which Caught Fire Off China Drifts Into Japan Economic Zone, Says Coast Guard
A stricken Iranian oil tanker drifted into Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Wednesday afternoon, a spokesman for Japan's Coast Guard told Reuters on Friday, as strong winds pushed the burning ship away from the Chinese coast.
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Powerful Typhoon Drenches Japan, Tens Of Thousands Advised To Evacuate
Tens of thousands of people across Japan were advised to evacuate, hundreds of flights were cancelled and train services were disrupted on Sunday as a typhoon roared toward the coast, bringing heavy rain and strong winds on a national election day.
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2 Dead As Typhoon Noru Approaches Japan
Strong typhoon Noru brought heavy rain and strong winds to southwest Japan, killing two people, local officials said yesterday as they warned of landslides and floods.
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People Face Distress As Typhoon Hits Near Tokyo
A strong typhoon stuck near Tokyo, with heavy rain and winds grounding more than 400 flights as officials warned of landslides and flooding.
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Typhoon Noul Weakens as It Heads to South Japan From Philippines
Typhoon Noul weakened today as it headed to south Japan after dumping heavy rains and bringing strong winds that flattened houses in coastal areas on the northeastern tip of the Philippines.
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Heavy Snow Hits Northern Japan
Northern Japan was in the grip of a blizzard today as strong winds and heavy snow forced the cancellation of almost 300 flights and vehicles were buried in snow, officials and reports said.
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Japan Braces as Super Typhoon Vongfong Powers North
Japan was bracing on Friday for its strongest storm this year, a super typhoon powering north towards the Okinawa island chain that threatens to rake a wide swathe of the nation with strong winds and torrential rain.
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US Military Officials Feared Dead as Typhoon Slams into Japan
Strong typhoon Phanfone slammed into Japan on Monday, packing gusting winds and huge waves that swept three US military officials out to sea in another stark reminder of the country's vulnerability to nature.
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Japan Orders 1.6 Million to Evacuate as Typhoon Halong Lashes West Coast
Typhoon Halong killed one person in Japan on Sunday and injured 33, media said, as authorities ordered 1.6 million people out of the path of the storm that battered the west of the country with heavy rain and wind.
