Typhoon Shanshan strikes Japan, resulting in at least six fatalities Typhoon Shanshan unleashed unprecedented rainfall on Friday as it moved slowly through Japan, causing severe transportation disruptions and widespread landslide warnings. The storm has claimed the lives of up to six people. The typhoon, among the strongest to strike Japan in decades, has begun to weaken and is expected to diminish to a tropical cyclone by Monday. However, early Friday, it was still generating gusts of up to 126 kilometers (78 miles) per hour. Before the typhoon even reached Kyushu, a landslide triggered by heavy rains claimed the lives of three family members late Tuesday in Aichi Prefecture, located about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) away. Government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi confirmed four fatalities, although one death's connection to the typhoon was still under investigation. Hayashi also reported that two additional people were feared dead and two others were missing. Eight people sustaine...
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