Businesses Shuttered as Historic Typhoon Jebi Lands in Japan
- Close to 1 million homes without power after Typhoon Jebi hits
- Kansai airport shut down, connecting bridge struck by tanker
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Typhoon Jebi swept through western Japan on Tuesday as the strongest tropical cyclone to come ashore in 25 years, causing widespread power outages and flooding the region’s main airport. One person was reported killed.
The storm paralyzed the country’s second-largest population center around Osaka, with companies forced to temporarily close their plants, and power cut to more than 800,000 homes and offices.