Powerful typhoon Man-yi made landfall on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu on Saturday and hit some other parts of western Japan, leaving two people dead, two missing and around 60 people injured, and forcing thousands of people to evacuate. (Kyodo News http://home.kyodo.co.jp/ )
The typhoon was located about 300 kilometers south of Hachijojima island, which lies about the same distance south of Tokyo, during the evening.
As the typhoon moves northward, it was expected to make landfall between the Tokai and Kanto regions tonight or early Friday. (KOICHI UEDA/ THE ASAHI SHIMBUN) http://www.asahi.com/english/english.html
A powerful typhoon is moving north over the waters off southern Japan, bringing heavy rains and strong winds. Typhoon Melor is approaching the country's main islands, and could make landfall on Thursday.
The Meteorological Agency says that as of Wednesday afternoon, the typhoon was moving north-north-east over the sea 160 kilometers southeast of Tanegashima Island, at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour.
The typhoon has a central pressure reading of 945 hectopascals, and is packing winds of 162 kilometers per hour near its center, with gusts of up to 216 kilometers per hour.
The storm is expected to remain strong and veer to the northeast. Some areas of western Japan may be within its storm zone by late Wednesday.
The typhoon is activating a front that has been lingering over the waters south of Japan, and is expected to bring rain to the Pacific coast. Parts of western Japan may see up to 600 millimeters of rain.
5 homes have reportedly been damaged in Okinawa. The Okinawa Electric Power Company says about 600 households there were without power as of Wednesday afternoon.
The power company on the island of Kyushu says more than 7,000 households there were also without electricity.