Japan Airlines and ANA cancelled more than 500 domestic flights for Thursday and Friday, affecting almost 40,000 passengers. FUKUOKA: One of the strongest typhoons to hit Japan in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday (Aug 29), with authorities warning of life-threatening flooding and landslides. Typhoon Shanshan packed gusts of up to 252kmh, as it smashed into Japan's main southern island of Kyushu early on Thursday, making it the most powerful storm this year and