The storm was headed for Okinawa and the main island of Japan in late September 2012.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Water
A super typhoon is headed toward southern Japan.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Severe Storms
Typhoon Malakas approached Japan and made landfall as a category-3 storm.
Atmosphere Severe Storms
Poised to go ashore over Japan, Typhoon Roke is a large, well-developed storm in this image from September 20, 2011.
Typhoon Halong churned south of Japan when the Aqua satellite acquired this image on August 6, 2014.
Severe Storms
The storm was set for landfall late on July 16.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Water Severe Storms
The second massive storm of October 2014 barrels down on Japan.
Two typhoons spun over the western North Pacific near Japan.
Acquired July 18, 2011, this natural-color image shows Typhoon Ma-on approaching southern Japan.
Atmosphere Water Severe Storms
Acquired September 16, 2012, this natural-color image shows Typhoon Sanba over Okinawa, Japan.
The powerful, well developed storm spins over the western tropical Pacific Ocean.
Clouds from Super Typhoon Malakas blanketed Japan as the storm made landfall on the island of Kyushu.
Atmosphere Land Water Severe Storms Human Presence
The loose spiraling clouds of Typhoon Chaba are spread across most of the Philippine Sea in this true-color image from October 27, 2010.
Typhoon Nangka approached Japan as a category 2 storm.
Acquired November 30, 2009, this true-color image shows Typhoon Nida spanning hundreds of kilometers in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Soaking rains drenched Tokyo.
The 27th named storm of the year in Pacific could be headed for Japan.