Typhoon Mawar, named for a type of flower in the Malay language, crossed the coast at 4.30 a.m. local time (7.30 p.m. GMT), the JMA said, acccording to Kyodo news agency. The storm brought strong ...

Mawar, formerly a typhoon but now packing winds of up to 108 kilometers (66 miles) per hour, was around Miyako, one of Okinawa’s remote islands, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The storm ...