Public transport in Tokyo and nearby cities could face disruptions as the storm approaches.
A departures board shows a cancelled flight to Okinawa after Severe Tropical Storm Jangmi shut down the airport there as it moved toward mainland Japan , at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jun 1, 2026, as airlines began suspending service across the region.
Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. TOKYO: A severe tropical storm battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday , knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring nine people.
The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of high waves, landslides and flooding as storm Jangmi - which was downgraded from a typhoon - rumbles northwards after bearing down on the subtropical island of Okinawa on Monday. More than 30,000 households in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima region and another 17,000 in Okinawa were without power Tuesday morning. Public broadcaster NHK reported that injuries had been caused by Jangmi blowing objects into cars and strong winds causing people to lose their footing.
Kihara warned that public transport in Tokyo and nearby cities could face disruptions on Wednesday as the storm approaches.
"For those of you who are living in areas likely to be affected by the storm, please pay close attention to evacuation information issued by your municipalities, and stay mindful of early evacuation," Kihara told a news conference. Japan's two biggest airliners All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines cancelled a combined 600 flights scheduled for Monday through Wednesday.
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