Trami, a Category 2 storm, is the latest storm in a grim weather year
A powerful typhoon brought heavy rain and high winds as it approached southern Japan Saturday, leading to flight cancellations and power outages in several cities.
Typhoon Trami, rated Category 2 by Tropical Storm Risk, with Category 5 the highest, is the latest storm to threaten Japan in a year of grim weather-related woes, including punishing heat, heavy rains and landslides.
Outlying islands in the Okinawan chain, about 1,000 km southwest of Tokyo, were being pounded by heavy rain and high tides a day before an Okinawan gubernatorial election Sunday.
Flights canceled
Strong wind knocked down trees, blew off an outer wall from a building and left five people injured in Naha, a city in Okinawa.
