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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A powerful typhoon has also hit Japan&#39;s southern islands, injuring 21 people, and the Meteorological Agency warned the storm could bring heavy rains and mudslides to areas hit by the temblors.
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AT least 11 people were killed and 62 injured as the biggest typhoon to hit Japan for more than a decade battered the south of the country with heavy rain and powerful winds, officials said.
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The Japanese mainland is under threat from another typhoon - the second in less than two weeks. Typhoon Tokage has been lashing the southern Okinawa islands with heavy rain and winds gusting above 140 kilometres an hour.
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Michael Schumacher led the wet Friday practice for the Japanese Grand Prix as teams worried about an approaching typhoon. A tropical storm with winds possibly up to 180 kilometers per hour (110 mile per hour) is expected to hit the area on Saturday.
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Today&#39;s qualifying for the Japanese grand prix was postponed last night and the circuit closed for the day as the Nagoya region battened down the hatches in preparation for typhoon Ma-on, which was heading towards the area from the Pacific.
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The biggest typhoon to hit Japan in more than a decade roared over the country's main island, with heavy rain and fierce winds leaving at least 16 people dead and 12 others missing.
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A typhoon pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Friday, killing at least one man and snarling transport and power supplies, before weakening and moving north.
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Fears that a typhoon could disrupt Sunday&#39;s Japanese Grand Prix subsided as the storm passed Suzuka without causing damage on Saturday.
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Typhoon Tokage is moving toward Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The storm has been blamed for at least seven deaths, Kyodo News reported.
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A powerful typhoon loomed off southwestern Japan Sunday, threatening large areas of the country with fierce wind and rain.
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The Japanese round of the World Rally Championship on the island of Hokkaido just missed a typhoon, and the weather has also affected the Japanese Grand Prix weekend.
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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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In Japan, one person has died and four others are missing the biggest typhoon to hit the country in more than a decade pounds the south with heavy rain and powerful winds.
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TOKYO  - The biggest typhoon to hit Japan in more than a decade roared over the country&#39;s main island, with heavy rain and fierce winds leaving at least 16 people dead and 12 others missing.
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The most powerful typhoon to hit eastern Japan in a decade has headed out to sea after pummelling Tokyo, leaving two dead, snarling transport on a long holiday weekend and forcing thousands in the countryside to evacuate.
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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.