Japan Typhoon

Rugby World Cup 2019: Scotland coach hopes organisers do ‘all they can’ to make Japan clash happen despite typhoon

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has urged World Cup chiefs "to do all they can" to make sure his side's must-win match against Japan is played as an incoming super typhoon threatens to end their campaign.

Rugby World Cup 2019: Match wouldn’t have been cancelled if All Blacks needed points, fumes Italy's Sergio Parisse

Italy captain Sergio Parisse has slammed the decision to cancel his side's World Cup match against New Zealand because of Super Typhoon Hagibis, saying the game would have gone ahead if the All Blacks needed a win.

Two dead, 120 injured as Typhoon Trami hits flood-battered Japan; storm's aftermath brings chaos to travel in Tokyo

The typhoon sparked travel disruption in the world's third-biggest economy on Sunday, with bullet train services suspended, more than 1,000 flights cancelled and Tokyo's evening train services scrapped.

Typhoon Trami bears down on flood-battered Japan; over 1,100 flights cancelled, evacuation ordered for 7 lakh households

Typhoon Trami has caused power outages in more than 3,00,000 households in Japan's Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures, and the Met Department has issued landslide warnings.

Rugby World Cup kicks off in Japan amidst security concerns after back-to-back natural disasters in the region

The Rugby World cup will begin in earnest shortly, but hosts Japan have a few reasons for concern, namely the fact that a couple of back-to-back natural disasters have rocked the nation and turned the event into a significantly more risky affair.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan's recent earthquake, typhoon serve as reality check for tournament organisers, says IOC

International Olympic Committee member and Tokyo Olympics planner John Coates has reiterated the need to be prepared for the possible occurrence of natural disasters during the tournament in 2020 in the aftermath of destructive typhoons and earthquakes in the country.

Japan's strongest typhoon in 25 years kills nine, injures over 150; thousands stranded at Osaka's Kansai International Airport

Typhoon Jebi slammed into the west coast of Japan around noon on Tuesday, bringing maximum winds of 216 kilometres (135 miles) an hour and heavy rain. The powerful gusts ripped sheeting from rooftops, overturned trucks on bridges and swept a 2,591-ton tanker anchored in Osaka Bay into a bridge leading to Kansai International Airport.

Typhoon Lan kills two in Japan, injures more than 10; thousands evacuated from coastal areas

A powerful typhoon barrelled towards Japan on Sunday, leaving two dead and more than 10 injured, as millions struggled to the polls for a national election.

Hundreds of flights grounded as typhoon Mindulle nears Japan

Strong typhoon Mindulle was expected to make landfall around noon, moving upwards from the Japanese capital to the northern Tohoku region

Japan on alert as two typhoons expected to make landfall

Japan Meteorological agency issued warnings for heavy rain, landslides and high waves in and around Hokkaido from Kompasu as alerts for typhoons were issued