6 Injured As Typhoon Chanthu Traverses Japan

Typhoon Chanthu traveled off the Pacific coast of central and eastern Japan on Saturday, leaving at least six people injured amid strong winds.

The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that risks of landslides, flooding, and high waves will remain, particularly in northern and northeastern parts of the country.

On Friday, the typhoon caused landfall in the southwestern main island of Kyushu and moved east before hitting the Shikoku and Kinki regions.

A local government said a gust blew away roof tiles from around 50 houses and broke windowpanes early Saturday in Mihama, Wakayama Prefecture, with a male teenager injured by broken glass.

Five people were injured in Kyushu due to the stormy weather, according to rescue workers. Train services were widely disrupted while many flights were canceled.

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. temporarily suspended its Romancecar express services between Tokyo's Shinjuku Station and the Hakone hot spring resort in neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture.

Bullet train services on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line resumed after West Japan Railway Co. suspended operations between Fukuoka and Hiroshima and reduced the number of trains between Hiroshima and Osaka on Friday afternoon.

More than 7,000 households were without power at one point in Kyushu, according to Kyushu Electric Power Co.