{
  "id": 9743748,
  "title": "Storm menaces Japan after highest cyclone tally since 1966",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/storm-menaces-japan-after-highest-cyclone-tally-since-1966",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T09:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/japan/tropical-storm-surigae-japan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A tropical cyclone named Surigae is poised to make landfall on Okinawa, Japan, after intensifying into a typhoon, according to forecast models from the Japan Meteorological Agency. The storm, currently 791 kilometers south-southeast of Okinawa, is packing sustained winds of 74 kilometers per hour and is the 11th system to approach the country since June, surpassing the typical number of 9 for the period. This surge in storm activity follows an exceptionally busy August, during which 10 tropical cyclones formed in the Pacific basin, the highest count since 1966. The underlying cause of this abnormally active storm season is attributed to a chain reaction initiated by a strong El Nino, which expanded a warm ocean pool across the Pacific and triggered a conveyor belt of tropical easterly waves – atmospheric ripples that spawn tropical cyclones.",
  "summary": "Tropical Storm Surigae is currently 791 kilometers south-southeast of Okinawa, packing top sustained winds of 74 kilometers per hour.",
  "key_points": [
    "Typhoon Surigae set to hit Okinawa, Japan",
    "11th system approaches country since June",
    "August sees highest cyclone count since 1966"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
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  "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."
}