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At least two rivers break embankments, causing floods on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Operations are underway to rescue 400 stranded people. On Honshu Island, at least 11 people, including nine elderly from a nursing home, have died.
2016-08-31

Typhoon Nangka passes through the western part of the main Japanese island of Honshu, causing at least two deaths, widespread flooding and the evacuation of 100,000 people.
2015-07-17

Typhoon Noul arrives at the southern Japanese islands at Amami Oshima before moving through Kyushu and then Honshu.
2015-05-12

Typhoon Vongfong leaves Japan as a tropical storm having caused at least one death, two people missing and 93 injured.
2014-10-14

Typhoon Vongfong makes landfall in the Japanese island of Kyushu causing the evacuation of 150,000 people and disruption to plane and train services.
2014-10-13

At least four people are dead as Typhoon Phanfone makes landfall in central Japan.
2014-10-6

Typhoon Neoguri leaves two dead on Okinawa as it departs for Japan's main islands threatening heavy rain.
2014-07-9

Japan braces for the impact of Typhoon Neoguri which is expected to hit Okinawa and then Kyushu on Tuesday.
2014-07-7

Another fire breaks out at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant in northern Honshu, Japan.
2011-03-16

A tsunami alert is issued after a strong earthquake of preliminary 7.2 magnitude occurs off the coast of Honshu, Japan.
2011-03-9