Typhoon Shanshan Downgraded to Tropical Depression

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The Japan Meteorological Agency in Minato Ward, Tokyo

Typhoon Shanshan, which had been almost stationary off the Tokaido coast, was downgraded to a tropical depression at around noon on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Its central pressure is 1,000 hectopascals, and it is slowly moving northwest.