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Japan’s looming typhoon crisis threatens disaster defences and tourism

Japan’s looming typhoon crisis threatens disaster defences and tourism Up to 28 typhoons are predicted to affect Japan this year, with 14 likely to make landfall – close to historical extremes Japan could be heading into one of the worst typhoon seasons in its history, raising fears that stronger, more frequent storms will challenge not only the country’s disaster defences but also a summer travel industry already stretched by packed trains, hotels and itineraries. Tokyo-based Weathernews, a...