<span style="color: #222222;">In Japan, a powerful typhoon is heading northeast to the country's main island of Honshu after lashing parts of southern islands with heavy rains and winds that caused flooding. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Typhoon Tapah was passing near Nagasaki in southern Japan this afternoon after hitting other parts of southern Japan.<br />'' <br />'' Japan's Meteorological Agency said the storm was moving northeast at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, with maximum winds of 162 kilometers per hour. The agency warned of heavy rain, flooding and possible landslides tomorrow in western Japan.<br />'' <br />''<br />''The typhoon hit Okinawa during the last 48 hours and left 18 people with minor injuries. The storm disrupted air and train travel in the region.</span>