A powerful earthquake jolted southern Japan on Sunday, killing an elderly woman and injuring at least 381 people, disrupting transport and prompting a tsunami warning that was later cancelled. Buildings swayed, and aftershocks continued to rattle the region. Genkai, an island off the coast of Kyushu, was evacuated after homes collapsed and roofs caved in.
The most powerful typhoon to barrel into Japan’s Pacific coastline in a decade made landfall on Saturday, unleashing gales and blinding sheets of rain that grounded planes, flooded homes and set off mudslides. Two people were reported dead and five others missing. Ma-on was the record eighth typhoon to hit Japan this year.
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