Powerful typhoon hits Japanese archipelago

Powerful typhoon hits Japanese archipelago

TOKYO, Japan - High waves are generated by powerful typhoon Phanfone off the coast of the Japanese tourist city of Kamakura near Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2014. A U.S. serviceperson was reported to have died after being swept away by high waves in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.

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