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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 28 people are injured on the Japanese islands of Okinawa and Kyushu with 150,000 evacuated as Typhoon Vongfong approaches.
2014-10-12

Typhoon Vongphong heads for the Japanese island of Okinawa leading to power losses and flight disruptions.
2014-10-11

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

Dozens of people are rescued from Japan's Mount Ontake following a volcanic eruption, with at least 30 feared dead. This is the first deadly eruption in Japan since 1991.
2014-09-28

Typhoon Neoguri hits the main Japanese island of Honshu causing flooding, landslides and three deaths.
2014-07-10

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

New Zealander Peter Bethune, a member of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society who captained the "Ady Gil" when it crashed with the MV "Shonan Maru 2" and sank, encounters coastguards, police and protesters as he arrives on the Japanese mainland.
2010-03-13