18 hurt as typhoon pounds Japan
TOKYO: A typhoon was churning off the Japanese coast Friday after injuring 18 people and forcing thousands of people to fled their homes, officials said.
Typhoon Usagi slammed into southern Japan late Thursday and veered to hit western provinces before crossing into the Sea of Japan (East Sea) where it was weakening. Japan’s famed bullet trains ground to a halt between the main island of Honshu and the southern island of Kyushu, with railway officials turning a train stranded in Hiroshima into a makeshift hotel where they served meals.