Typhoon 6 ‘Jangmi’ Moves Towards Okinawa [Podcast Episode]

By Barrier Free Japan

May 29 2026

TOKYO – Typhoon Jangmi, also known as Typhoon No. 6, will reach the south of Okinawa Prefecture by 9 a.m. on Monday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. It is expected to reach the waters off Shikoku by 9 a.m. on Wednesday. 

According to the agency, as of 9 a.m. on Friday, Jangmi was moving north-northwest over the waters east of the Philippines at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour. The central pressure is 998 hectopascals, and the maximum wind speed near the center is 18 meters per second.