TOKYO — Close to 3,000 people were trapped at a major airport in southern Japan after a powerful storm made landfall Tuesday, bringing widespread flooding and winds of up to 130 mph. Nine people were dead, according to local news reports. The storm ...

Sinlaku was a typhoon in the North Pacific Ocean Saturday evening Chamorro time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. Flash flooding can occur well inland and away from the storm’s center. Even weaker storms can produce excessive rainfall that can flood low-lying areas.

Japan is currently facing a rare triple typhoon formation in waters south of the archipelago, with Typhoons No. 7, 8 and 9 simultaneously active.

A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast to be Japan's worst in six decades made landfall and passed over the capital, where streets, nearby beaches and train stations were long deserted.

A super typhoon among the most powerful in decades was set to hit Japan this holiday weekend, weather officials warned Wednesday, and could severely disrupt both the Rugby World Cup and Formula One Grand Prix. Typhoon Hagibis, currently classed as "violent ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on June 11 that Typhoon No. 1 has formed over the South China Sea, two weeks later than usual for the first typhoon of the year.

TOKYO, Japan — Japan is bracing for a super typhoon on track to hit central and eastern regions over the three-day weekend with potential damage from torrential rains and strong winds. Typhoon Hagibis has already caused cancellations of two Rugby World ...