Japan: Typhoon Dolphin Brings Powerful Winds and Outages to Ogasawara Islands 2

Powerful Typhoon Dolphin was making its closest approach to the Ogasawara Islands, located about 1,000 kilometers south of central Tokyo, on Tuesday, August 4, with maximum sustained winds near the center of 45 meters per second and maximum gusts of 60 meters per second, while power outages were reported on Chichijima and Hahajima.

Japan: Typhoon Dolphin Brings Powerful Winds and Outages to Ogasawara Islands

Powerful Typhoon Dolphin was making its closest approach to the Ogasawara Islands, located about 1,000 kilometers south of central Tokyo, on Tuesday, August 4, with maximum sustained winds near the center of 45 meters per second and maximum gusts of 60 meters per second, while power outages were reported on Chichijima and Hahajima.

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Antiwhaling activist Richard O'Barry (L) speaks to reporters after arriving in the traditional whaling town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2011. Local fishermen postponed the start of their annual hunt of dolphins, whales and other cetaceans due to an approaching typhoon over waters off Japan's Pacific coast.

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Fishing boats are tied up in the traditional whaling town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2011, after local fishermen postponed the start of their annual hunt for dolphins, whales and other cetaceans due to an approaching typhoon over waters off Japan's Pacific coast.

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Antiwhaling activist Richard O'Barry (C) arrives in the traditional whaling town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2011. Local fishermen postponed the start of their annual hunt for dolphins, whales and other cetaceans due to an approaching typhoon over waters off Japan's Pacific coast.

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - A fisherman checks fishing gear in the traditional whaling town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2011, after local fishermen postponed the start of their annual hunt for dolphins, whales and other cetaceans due to an approaching typhoon over waters off Japan's Pacific coast.

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Fishing boats are tied up in the traditional whaling town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2011, after local fishermen postponed the start of their annual hunt for dolphins, whales and other cetaceans due to an approaching typhoon over waters off Japan's Pacific coast. (Kyodo)

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Antiwhaling activist Richard O'Barry (L) speaks to reporters after arriving in the traditional whaling town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2011. Local fishermen postponed the start of their annual hunt of dolphins, whales and other cetaceans due to an approaching typhoon over waters off Japan's Pacific coast. (Kyodo)

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - A fisherman checks fishing gear in the traditional whaling town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2011, after local fishermen postponed the start of their annual hunt for dolphins, whales and other cetaceans due to an approaching typhoon over waters off Japan's Pacific coast. (Kyodo)

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

Typhoon forces whalers to forgo 1st day of dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Antiwhaling activist Richard O'Barry (C) arrives in the traditional whaling town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2011. Local fishermen postponed the start of their annual hunt for dolphins, whales and other cetaceans due to an approaching typhoon over waters off Japan's Pacific coast. (Kyodo)

Dolphin, small whale hunts start

Dolphin, small whale hunts start

Two people believed to be antiwhaling campaigners take pictures of fishing boats leaving a port in the western Japan town of Taiji on Sept. 1, 2017, for dolphin and small whale hunts. The fishing, however, was suspended due to tidal waves caused by a typhoon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Dolphin, small whale hunts start

Dolphin, small whale hunts start

Fishing boats return to a port in the western Japan town of Taiji on Sept. 1, 2017, when dolphin and small whale hunts started. The fishing, however, was suspended due to tidal waves caused by a typhoon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo