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Typhoon Talim makes landfall in Japan: Hundreds of flights cancelled, train services halted

A powerful typhoon ripped into southern Japan on Sunday, dumping torrential rain, grounding hundreds of domestic flights and halting train services.

Japan's men-only world heritage island Okinoshima will have no visitors next year

The tiny landmass of Okinoshima in Japan, where women are banned and male visitors must bathe naked in the sea before visiting its shrine, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site last week

Japan floods: Death toll climbs to 25, rescue teams battle through thick mud to save stranded

The death toll from torrential rains and flooding that swept through Japan's south has reached 25.

Japan floods: Death toll rises to 20 as search operations hit, weather agency forecasts more rainfall

Swathes of Kyushu have been left devastated after overflowing rivers and torrential downpours swept away roads, houses and schools

Japan floods: 18 dead, 27 missing; heavy rains, mudslides expected to continue in Kyushu

Swathes of Kyushu — the southernmost of Japan's four main islands — have been left devastated after overflowing rivers and torrential downpours swept away roads, houses and schools.

Japan floods: Death toll rises to 15, over 600 still stranded as rescue efforts continue

The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in southern Japan has risen to 15 as rescuers continued work to bring out isolated survivors

Japan floods: Six dead, over four lakh evacuated as heavy rains leave trail of destruction

Atleast six people have been killed and 22 others missing in huge floods that are surging through southern Japan from first week of July.

Huge floods sweep southern Japan, two dead, 18 missing

Unprecedented torrential rain has caused rivers to burst their banks, sweeping away roads and houses, and destroying schools.

Must see: How frightening Typhoon Vongfong looks from space

Typhoon Vongfong is seen here, practically enveloping the earth's surface.

Japan braces for torrential rains as super typhoon Vongfong heads north

Tropical Storm Risk, which tracks typhoons, labelled Vongfong as a Category 4 typhoon, set to weaken to Category 3 on Saturday and Category 1 before hitting Kyushu.