NAHA--Typhoon No. 6 brought punishing winds to the southernmost Okinawa Prefecture from Aug. 1, causing power outages and contributing to at least one death. According to the Nago Police Station ...

Such an alert has never been issued for a typhoon except for Okinawa Prefecture. The typhoon, capable of inflicting extensive damage, is likely to hit a vast area spanning from Amami-Oshima island ...

A large and very strong typhoon is engulfing Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa. Officials are warning of very strong winds, storm surges and high waves. Japan's Meteorological Agency says ...

Typhoon Shanshan is slamming southern parts ... a small Japanese island north of Okinawa, with winds gusting near 100 mph. Mesovortices, or smaller eddies inside the eye, were visible on radar ...

A Challenergy turbine installed in Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan has already had the chance to prove its mettle. Typhoon Mitag hit Japan in October 2019, and the turbine’s sensors recorded wind ...