{
  "id": 2930842,
  "title": "Typhoon Soudel Expected to Approach Minami Daito Islands in Okinawa Pref. on Tuesday Morning According to Japan Meteorological Agency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/typhoon-soudel-expected-to-approach-minami-daito-islands-in-okinawa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:28:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20260824-345176/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Typhoon Soudel, also referred to as Typhoon No. 18, was positioned south of Japan at 9 a.m. on Monday and is currently moving west-northwest at a speed of 35 kilometers per hour, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The storm's central atmospheric pressure stands at 940 hectopascals, with a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 65 meters per second (233kph). Forecasts indicate that Typhoon Soudel will approach the Minami Daito Islands in Okinawa Prefecture early Tuesday morning, and is expected to continue toward Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, early Wednesday morning.",
  "summary": "Typhoon Soudel, also known as Typhoon No. 18, was located south of Japan as of 9 a.m. on Monday and is heading west-northwest at the speed of 35 kilometers per hour according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.",
  "key_points": [
    "Typhoon Soudel nears Japan at 9 a.m. Monday",
    "Approaching Minami Daito Islands early Tuesday",
    "Moving west-northwest at 35 km/h"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The typhoon's forecast path puts the Minami Daito Islands and Kumejima in Okinawa Prefecture on high alert for severe weather conditions by early Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}