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Typhoon churns towards Japan, prompting calls to evacuate

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TOKYO -- Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Japan and more than 500,000 people urged to evacuate as a powerful typhoon brought torrential rain and high winds to southwestern islands and was forecast to reach Tokyo later in the week.Typhoon Neoguri weakened from its original status as a super typhoon but remained intense, with gusts of more than...

A man walks past a Toyota Motor Corp logo outside its showroom in Tokyo, Japan. (file photo)

Second Japan snow storm leaves thousands stranded as toll rises to 23

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TOKYO -- Snow-choked roads cut off thousands on Tuesday as parts of Japan struggled to dig out from its second storm in a week, with the death toll rising to at least 23.Train services were suspended in some areas after the Valentine's Day storm dumped more than a metre of snow in parts of central Japan and blanketed...