Japan Hit by Strongest Typhoon in 25 Years, Prompting Evacuations The typhoon prompted officials to urge the evacuation of more than one million people as winds of up to 130 miles per hour battered Japan. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Thailand Court Clears U.K. Labor Activist of Defaming Fruit CompanyContributing Opinion Writer: Is Donald Trump an American Hugo Chávez?‘Brexit’ Needs Parlimentary Vote, U.K. Court RulesE.U. Official, Under Pressure for Having Disparaged the Chinese, ApologizesSinosphere: The 80-Year-Old Runway Model Reshaping China’s Views on Aging2 Americans and More Than 20 Afghans Killed in Battle in Kunduz