Typhoon Jangmi swept northward through Japan this week, bringing destructive winds and heavy rainfall from Okinawa to the mainland before weakening into a tropical depression. The storm, which reached sustained wind speeds of 130 kph at its peak, injured 23 people, damaged 57 homes, and cut power to 60,000 households, while authorities advised 1.52 million people to evacuate amid landslide warnings and flooding rivers. Among the notable casualties was Himeji Castle (a 14th-century fortress and Unesco World Heritage site in western Japan), whose exterior wall was damaged by winds reaching 90 kph.