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    August 26, 2024

  • Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Expected to Approach Japan’s Amami Region on Tuesday or Later; Sanyo Shinkansen Expect Total or Partial Service Suspension from Wednesday to Friday

    Powerful Typhoon Shanshan, also referred to as Typhoon No. 10, is expected to develop and move no...

    August 26, 2024

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