Typhoon bears down on Japanese Grand Prix
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SUZUKA (Japan) - Michael Schumacher led the wet Friday practice for the Japanese Grand Prix with teams casting a wary eye to the skies with a typhoon approaching.
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Six people were hurt Tuesday when Japan&#39;s Okinawan island chain was lashed by strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon Tokage, set to be the largest typhoon on record to hit the country, officials said.
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Sunday&#39;s Japanese GP looks set to go ahead as planned after the feared typhoon largely bypassed Suzuka on Saturday. With fears of torrential rain and 110mph winds, qualifying for the race was postponed for 24 hours.
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TOKYOâA powerful typhoon pounded Japan&#39;s southern main island of Kyushu today, grounding airplanes, halting trains and forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.
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A man helps to push a vehicle stranded on a flooded street in Tokyo in the heavy rain caused by a typhoon Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004. The most powerful typhoon to barrel into Japan&#39;s Pacific costline in a decade
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Western Kyushu was bracing this morning for Typhoon No. 18, a much more powerful storm than one that killed nine people across the nation last week, Japan Meteorological Agency officials said.
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SUZUKA, Japan  - A repeat of last month's Italian Grand Prix in Japan this weekend would be Michael Schumacher's dream and Fernando Alonso's nightmare.
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Typhoon Ma-on is due to hit Suzuka in the next few hours and the race organisers have decided to cancel Saturdayâs two free practice sessions and qualifying as a result. What a weekendâ¦
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A powerful typhoon raced up the Japanese archipelago Saturday, injuring at least 37 people, cutting power and snarling transportation, officials and news reports said.
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By SALVATORE ZANCA Associated Press Writer SUZUKA, Japan . Michael Schumacher led the wet Friday practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, as teams cast a wary eye to the skies with a typhoon approaching.
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Ferrari&#39;s Michael Schumacher was quickest in a wet Japanese Grand Prix practice on Friday as organisers considered postponing qualifying due to typhoon conditions.
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A moderate typhoon is set to slam into the Pacific coast of central Japan, threatening to bring heavy rainfall, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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Saturday&#39;s qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka is in doubt as the area prepares for a typhoon. Typhoon Ma-on is scheduled to hit Suzuka on Saturday morning and concerns have been raised over health and safety.
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Typhoon Ma-on veered away from the Suzuka area Saturday, boding well for Sunday&#39;s Japanese Grand Prix after weather fears caused a rest day and postponement of qualifying.
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SUZUKA, Japan: World champion Michael Schumacher proved his resilience when he took a hat-trick of defeats in his stride to return to the top of the pile in Sunday&#39;s Japanese Grand Prix.
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The Japanese authorities are assessing the damage after the worst typhoon in more than a decade ripped through the country earlier this week.
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A powerful typhoon, one of the strongest  storms recorded in Asia this year, churned toward Japan on  Saturday, lashing the nation with heavy rain, prompting  evacuations and threatening to strike Tokyo.