A strong typhoon is projected to make landfall near Tokyo in August 2018, bringing rains to a country already hit by torrential flooding this summer.
Atmosphere Severe Storms
Poised to go ashore over Japan, Typhoon Roke is a large, well-developed storm in this image from September 20, 2011.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Severe Storms
Soaking rains drenched Tokyo.
A super typhoon is headed toward southern Japan.
Two typhoons spun over the western North Pacific near Japan.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Water Severe Storms
The storm was set for landfall late on July 16.
The second massive storm of October 2014 barrels down on Japan.
The storm was headed for Okinawa and the main island of Japan in late September 2012.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Water
Typhoon Halong churned south of Japan when the Aqua satellite acquired this image on August 6, 2014.
Severe Storms
The typhoon grew from a tropical storm to a category 5 storm in less than a day.
Atmosphere Water Severe Storms
The storm was expected to intensify significantly and might make landfall on the Japanese mainland.