Typhoons are a seasonal reality for anyone flying to or within Japan, yet their timing is difficult to predict. Understanding how airlines handle weather events and how insurers may respond to flight ...

A super typhoon among the most powerful in decades was set to hit Japan this holiday weekend, weather officials warned Wednesday, and could severely disrupt both the Rugby World Cup and Formula One ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon approached Japan on Friday, threatening to batter its capital with the heaviest rain and winds in 60 years, shutting down stores, factories and subway systems and ...

A powerful typhoon left two dead, two missing and dozens injured in Japan Monday, moving northward off the Pacific coast after millions struggled to the polls for a national election. Authorities ...

The U.S. military has moved 61 aircraft from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan in advance of a typhoon which is expected to bring damaging winds and a dangerous surge on Tuesday local time (late ...

TOKYO (CNN) — At least two people died as mammoth Typhoon Lan struck Japan early Monday, bringing widespread flooding and setting off mudslides before heading out to sea. Lan brought high winds and ...

A typhoon is set to hit Japan on Sunday, bringing strong winds and rain to the island country, NBC News reported. Winds from Typhoon Phanfone were already felt Saturday afternoon in the nation's south ...

Northern Luzon is still reeling in from the strong winds and heavy rains of Super Typhoon Uwan. The skies haven't cleared out yet but Filipinos are facing new concerns because of a magnitude 6.9 ...

In September 1954, the Toya Maru set out on what should have been a routine ferry crossing in northern Japan. Instead, it sailed straight into a deadly typhoon. Within hours, the ship capsized, and ...