At least 21 people were dead Wednesday as massive Typhoon Tokage churned north across the Japanese archipelago after hitting Kochi Prefecture.
The typhoon made landfall near Tosashimizu, Kochi Prefecture, around 1 p.m. and advanced through the main island of Honshu later in the day, leaving at least 25 missing and some 200 injured, the Meteorological Agency said.
The season's 23rd typhoon became the record 10th to make landfall on the archipelago in one season.