Heavy rains intensified by Tropical Storm Mawar are falling on Japan’s main archipelago and triggering floods and mudslides in western and central regions. Warnings were issued for places that might receive more than a foot of rain through Saturday morning.

Typhoon Mawar, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Betty, was one of the strongest Northern Hemisphere tropical cyclones on record in the month of May, and the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2023. [1] The name "Mawar" means Rose in Indonesia.

A weakened Tropical Storm Mawar headed toward Japan’s southern archipelago of Okinawa, leading the airport and businesses to close and fishermen to batten down their boats in preparation. Many residents in the prefectural capital of Naha on the main Okinawan island, where about 20,000 U.S. forces are based, appeared unworried, even as they ...

Typhoon Mawar (台風2号) continues to track towards Okinawa Prefecture and the greater Kyushu area. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued advisories and warned of the likelihood of hazardous conditions including rough seas, high …

2023年6月2日 · Tropical Storm Mawar has brought up to 10 inches of rain to Japan so far and has triggered mudslides and floods in the central and western regions of the country. Pedestrians in Tokyo clutched...

Typhoon Mawar lashed Taiwan’s eastern coast with wind, rains and large waves Tuesday but largely skirted the island after giving a glancing blow to the northern Philippines. The storm was moving slowly toward southern Japan. (AP Photo/Juliet Cataluna)

2023年6月4日 · Powerful Typhoon Mawar ravaged Okinwawa and was then downgraded to a tropical storm before it hit the main islands of Japan on June 3. Nevertheless, repetitive lines of torrential rains loosened by the storm swept the country, bringing death, injuries and property damage in abundance.

2023年6月2日 · More than 1.2 million people in Japan were ordered to evacuate on Friday as Tropical Storm Mawar, which has menaced parts of the Pacific for over a week, brought heavy rain and the threat of...

2023年5月26日 · Tropical Cyclone Mawar intensified into a super typhoon on Friday, with winds peaking at 185 miles per hour, putting its strength at the same level as a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic. The...

2023年5月26日 · Typhoon Mawar, which pounded Guam with destructive winds and flooding downpours earlier this week, is continuing to churn west across the Pacific Ocean and will impact more landmasses in the...