Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

An information board at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, shows most flights have been canceled on Aug. 15, 2023, as Typhoon Lan hits the region.

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Photo taken on Dec. 23, 2023, shows a bending tree in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, following heavy snow.

A resident removes snow in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 23, 2023.

People walk on a snow-covered street in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 23, 2023.

Vehicles are covered with snow in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 23, 2023.

Photo shows the snow-covered city of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 22, 2023.

People walk on a snow-covered street near JR Niigata Station in Niigata Prefecture in Japan on Dec. 22, 2023.

People walk on a snow-covered street near JR Niigata Station in Niigata Prefecture in Japan on Dec. 22, 2023.

People wait in line to get on a bus from JR Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 22, 2023, amid snowfall.

Photo shows the snow-covered city of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 22, 2023.

People walk toward JR Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 22, 2023, in the snow.