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 Typhoon Jebi causes wind over Japan to reach speeds as high as 244 km/h or 152 mph at 700 hPa on September 4, 2018.

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Typhoon Jebi whips up monster waves, makes landfall in Japan

High waves hit breakwaters at a port of Aki, Kochi prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday.

Photo: Kyodo/AP

SMH,

4 September, 2018

Tokyo: Typhoon Jebi made landfall in western Japan on Tuesday, believed to be the strongest tropical cyclone to come ashore in Japan in 25 years.

The storm has paralysed Japan's second-largest population centre, with flights and trains cancelled across the region and factories forced to temporarily close.

Jebi, whose name means "swallow" in Korean - is the the 21st typhoon of the season. It made landfall in Tokushima prefecture on Japan's smallest main island of Shikoku, and was on path to strike the part of the country home to Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe. The typhoon was carrying strong winds of up to 162 kilometers per hour, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency 

The typhoon has disrupted business in one of Japan's main industrial centres. 

Local and high-speed trains between Osaka and Hiroshima were cancelled. Services from Tokyo to Osaka were running reduced operations, while more than 500 flights were cancelled.

The Universal Studios Japan theme park, one of Osaka's main tourist draws, was shut down for the entire day.

Authorities called on residents to avoid any unnecessary trips outside, as evacuation orders were issued for 280,000.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called off a planned trip to Fukuoka in the southern island of Kyushu to deal with the disaster response.

After hitting western Japan, Jebi is set to speed up further as it passes over the main island of Honshu and into the Sea of Japan, where it will weaken. While Tokyo will be spared the worst of the storm, authorities have warned of very strong winds and heavy rain even in the capital.

The typhoon is also bringing further downpours to areas that were devastated
by sudden rainfall in early July that killed more than 200 people. Jebi is predicted to bring heavy rains through Wednesday.

Jebi is the fourth typhoon to make landfall in Japan this season. Recent years have seen an increase in the number of typhoons directly hitting Japan, with at least four making landfall every year since 2014