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 Shanshan developed slowly after it made landfall in western Japan. Shanshan formed over the sea far south of Japan on August 22 and continued to slowly move north. It took a week to make ...

Japanese officials are urging people in western and eastern Japan to be highly vigilant for violent winds, heavy rains and rough seas as Typhoon Shanshan approaches. Officials of the ...

The season’s 10th typhoon, also called Shanshan, is expected to make landfall in the main island of Kyushu and then move northeastward along the Japanese archipelago, slightly increasing its speed.

Several planes have been forced to abort their landings at Fukuoka Airport in Japan, after being hit by strong winds brought by Typhoon Shanshan. The typhoon, which has weakened to a severe ...

TASS/. Japan's most powerful typhoon of the year, Shanshan, has left at least three people dead and one missing, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said. "We have information about ...

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.