Heavy wind, rain hit Tokyo area

Heavy wind, rain hit Tokyo area

A large typhoon, the season's fifth, hit wide areas in the Tokai and Kanto regions in central Japan on Wednesday Sept. 16, bringing heavy rain and disrupting rail and air transportation. The picture shows people going to work in the Kasumigaseki business district in Tokyo around 8:30 a.m. The woman in the center gives up using her umbrella at a crosswalk due to strong winds.

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