Typhoon 7 tracks north off Okinawa, heavy rain and gales feared after 26th

2026-06-25

Typhoon 7 tracks north

Typhoon 7 moved north off southern Okinawa on the 25th. Through the 26th, it is expected to approach Okinawa and the Amami region with storm-force winds, and on the 27th it may speed up as it nears the Pacific coast from western to eastern Japan. Typhoon 8 is moving north over waters south of Japan and is forecast to weaken into a tropical depression on the 27th.

Heavy rain possible along front

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, heavy rain may fall from before the typhoons approach across areas from Kyushu to the Kanto-Koshin region due to the Baiu front. On the 27th in Tokai and Kanto-Koshin, warm and moist air is expected to flow in under the influence of the tropical depression that used to be Typhoon 8, further energizing the front and potentially intensifying rainfall.

Evacuation orders expand

The agency on the 25th issued a 'Level 4 landslide danger warning' for some areas in Fukuoka, Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, calling for everyone in dangerous areas to evacuate. Along the Nibo River in Yamaguchi prefecture, it briefly issued a 'Level 3 flood warning' urging elderly people and others to evacuate.

According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry, evacuation orders were in place for 774,778 people in seven prefectures, including Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, Saga and Nagasaki, as of 2 p.m. on the 25th.

JMA urges caution

In response to the two typhoons approaching Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency and the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry held a news conference on the 25th and called for vigilance against landslides, rising river levels and flooding.

As of 2 p.m. that day, Typhoon 7 was moving northeast at 15 kph about 120 km south-southeast of Miyakojima. Its central pressure was 985 hectopascals, and maximum winds near the center were 30 meters per second.

Expected 24-hour rainfall through noon on the 26th is 120 mm in the Kanto-Koshin region, 180 mm in Tokai, and 200 mm in Kinki, Shikoku and northern Kyushu in some areas.

In Okinawa and the Amami region, violent winds are expected that could injure people with flying debris or overturn trucks in motion. The JMA urged people to avoid nonessential outings and take strict precautions against storm-force winds.

Thresholds lowered after Iwate offshore quake

The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry said on the 25th that, given loosened ground after the earthquake off Iwate prefecture on the same day, it would lower the usual thresholds for issuing landslide-related warnings and advisories in some municipalities in Aomori and Iwate prefectures where shaking was strong. The affected areas are Hachinohe and Hashikami in Aomori, and Ninohe and Morioka in Iwate, among a total of eight municipalities in two prefectures.

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