A powerful typhoon brought down trees onto railroad tracks and kicked up debris across Tokyo as it brushed past the Japanese capital early on Monday, killing two people and stranding thousands as train lines were closed or severely delayed.

Powerful typhoon kills two, snarls transport for thousands in Japan

A powerful typhoon brought heavy rain and high winds as it approached southern Japan on Saturday, causing power outages in several cities and prompting Kansai International Airport near Osaka to plan a temporary closure of its runways from Sunday.

Powerful typhoon approaches southern Japan, charts course for main island

A series of images taken from space on Tuesday (September 25) showed the eye of typhoon Trami as it moved towards Japan. The photographs were taken by the European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst from the International Space Station.

Pictures from space show typhoon Trami advancing towards Japan

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Powerful typhoon kills two, snarls transport for thousands in Japan

Powerful typhoon approaches southern Japan, charts course for main island

Pictures from space show typhoon Trami advancing towards Japan