Izu Islands

Typhoon Ampil is set to brush past eastern Japan on Friday as a “very strong” storm — on par with a Category 2 hurricane — threatening to bring damaging winds and torrential rain to a wide area. On Friday morning, Ampil had prompted storm and heavy rain warnings across the Kanto region as its outer … Read more

Typhoon Ampil is strengthening in the Pacific as it moves north toward Japan, with the storm set to bring heavy rain and strong winds to the Izu Islands and coastal areas of the Kanto and Tohoku regions. While the storm is not likely to make landfall, the regions are forecast to experience strong winds and … Read more