Tropical Storm ‘Jangmi’ set to lash wide area of Japan [Podcast Episode]

By Barrier Free Japan

June 1 2026

JAPAN – Tropical Storm ‘Jangmi’, known in Japan as typhoon No. 6, is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds across a swath of the country from Tuesday to Wednesday. The storm is forecast to come closest to Okinawa on Monday night and to the Amami region by Tuesday morning, before moving northeast and approaching the Kyushu, Shikoku, Kinki, Tokai and Kanto-Koshin regions through Wednesday, according to the Meteorological Agency.

The agency has warned of violent winds, high waves, storm surges, landslides, flooding in low-lying areas and rising or overflowing rivers in affected areas.

As of 4 p.m. Monday, the storm was located 90 kilometers south-southwest off the city of Naha and moving north at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour with a central pressure of 975 hectopascals, with sustained winds near the center up to 30 meters per second and gusts up to 45 meters per second.

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‘Tropical Storm Jangmi set to lash wide area of Japan’ (The Japan Times)