Typhoon Yun-yeung, which had been expected to make landfall in central Japan, lost its strength and will weaken into a tropical depression, the weather agency says..
Slow-moving Typhoon Lan makes landfall on the Kii Peninsula in western Japan, the weather agency said, disrupting air and train services and causing havoc for travelers returning from their summer holidays.
A strong typhoon is expected to make landfall on Aug. 15 in western and central Japan, with the weather agency warning of heavy rain and related mudslides and flooding during the country's annual Bon summer holidays.
Typhoon Khanun was moving northward in the Tsushima Strait on Aug. 10, bringing record rainfall to southwestern and western Japan, the weather agency said.
Typhoon Khanun is expected to approach Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu later this week, possibly bringing torrential rain to parts of the area, the weather agency said Monday while warning of mudslides, flooding and strong winds.