Foreign: Typhoon Dauphin hit Japan’s southern Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday, injuring five people and cutting power to 14,000 buildings, as China closed ports and ferry routes ahead of the storm’s east coast.
According to Reuters on August 8, 2026, the Japan Meteorological Agency said the storm was about 160 kilometers (99 miles) northwest of Kume Island in Okinawa Prefecture, moving northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (9 mph).
The Okinawa prefectural government said five elderly people had non-life-threatening injuries. Domestic carrier ANA and Japan Airlines have canceled flights to the area.
The typhoon has maximum sustained winds of 162 kilometers per hour (89.5 miles per hour) with gusts of up to 216 kilometers per hour.
Okinawa and Amami Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture are the main areas expected to be affected in Japan.
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