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Trees sway in strong winds as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, August 7, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Photo: Reuters

Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa, China shuts ports ahead of landfall

The typhoon had maximum sustained winds of 162 kph (90 mph) with gusts reaching 216 ​kph.

Trees sway in strong winds as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, August 7, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Photo: @SleepdeeplyGG/X/via REUTERS

Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa, China shuts ports ahead of landfall

A satellite image shows Typhoon Dolphin approaching Japan's Okinawa, August 6, 2026. Photo: REUTERS

Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, cancels 500 flights

Visitors pray in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing ahead of a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, 6 August, 2026. Photo: UNB/AP

Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bombing anniversary

The 6th Air Wing of Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters hold a joint military drill with the US B-52 bomber over Sea of Japan, in this handout picture taken by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and on December 10, 2025, and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan on December 11, 2025. Photo: Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/Handout via REUTERS

Japan casts military buildup as path to economic prosperity

A South Korean job seeker checks his appearance using a smartphone as another reviews his notes before an interview at a job fair in Seoul, South Korea, July 12, 2026. Photo:Reuters.

Young South Koreans look for jobs in Japan as they struggle to find work at home​

A Japanese yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken 1 June, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Japan to announce Tokyo, Washington took joint action on yen, sources say

Buildings that collapsed after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro City, Japan, July 29, 2026. Photo: Kyodo/via REUTERS

Japan quake toll hits 28 as survivors struggle in heat

Debris is strewn at the damaged Aeon Mall shopping centre, where an explosion occurred after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Kashima Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, 29 July, 2026. Photo: Reuters

After the quake came the blast: Inside Japan's shopping mall disaster

Buildings that collapsed after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro City, Japan, July 29, 2026. Photo: Kyodo/via REUTERS

Japan quake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall

An aerial view shows a collapsed chimney at Nippon Paper Industries' Yatsushiro Mill after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, July 28, 2026.

Major 7.1 quake hits southern Japan, workers missing after mall blast

Flags of Bangladesh and Japan. Photo: Collected

Japan standing with Bangladesh in wake of recent floods, landslides

Punch, a young Japanese macaque, plays at Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo, Thursday, 23 July, 2026. Photo: UNB/AP

Punch the monkey turns one, receives thousands of birthday wishes from fans