• A passerby using an umbrella struggles against a heavy rain and wind as Typhoon Jongdari approaches Japan's mainland in Tokyo, Japan July 28, 2018. REUTERS / Issei Kato
    A passerby using an umbrella struggles against a heavy rain and wind as Typhoon Jongdari approaches Japan's mainland in Tokyo, Japan July 28, 2018. REUTERS / Issei Kato
  • A passerby using an umbrella struggles against a heavy rain and wind as Typhoon Jongdari approaches Japan's mainland in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS / Issei Kato
    A passerby using an umbrella struggles against a heavy rain and wind as Typhoon Jongdari approaches Japan's mainland in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS / Issei Kato
  • Passersby using umbrellas struggle against a heavy rain and wind as Typhoon Jongdari approaches Japan's mainland in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS / Issei Kato
    Passersby using umbrellas struggle against a heavy rain and wind as Typhoon Jongdari approaches Japan's mainland in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS / Issei Kato
  • Pedestrians crossing a road struggle against the strong wind and rain in Tokyo, Japan. EPA / JIJI
    Pedestrians crossing a road struggle against the strong wind and rain in Tokyo, Japan. EPA / JIJI
  • Pedestrians crossing a road struggle against the strong wind and rain in Tokyo, Japan. EPA / JIJI
    Pedestrians crossing a road struggle against the strong wind and rain in Tokyo, Japan. EPA / JIJI
  • A woman protects herself from the rain with an umbrella in Tokyo. AFP / Martin BUREAU
    A woman protects herself from the rain with an umbrella in Tokyo. AFP / Martin BUREAU
  • A woman protects herself from the rain with an umbrella in Tokyo. AFP / Martin BUREAU
    A woman protects herself from the rain with an umbrella in Tokyo. AFP / Martin BUREAU
  • A man protects himself from the rain with an umbrella in Tokyo. AFP / Martin BUREAU
    A man protects himself from the rain with an umbrella in Tokyo. AFP / Martin BUREAU
  • A woman protects herself from the rain with an umbrella in Tokyo. AFP / Martin BUREAU
    A woman protects herself from the rain with an umbrella in Tokyo. AFP / Martin BUREAU
  • A woman protects herself from the rain with an umbrella in Tokyo. AFP / Martin BUREAU
    A woman protects herself from the rain with an umbrella in Tokyo. AFP / Martin BUREAU
  • People protect themselves from the rain with an umbrella in Tokyo. AFP / Martin BUREAU
    People protect themselves from the rain with an umbrella in Tokyo. AFP / Martin BUREAU
  • A woman protects herself from the rain with an umbrella in Tokyo. AFP / Martin BUREAU
    A woman protects herself from the rain with an umbrella in Tokyo. AFP / Martin BUREAU

Asia

Japan braces itself for Typhoon Jongdari - in pictures

Locals in the areas suspected to be worst hit evacuate their homes before the storm, which means 'skylark' in Korean, strikes in earnest

The National

July 28, 2018

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