JAPAN (Reuters) - Japan braced on Tuesday for a tropical storm set to dump heavy rains on western parts of the country, threatening to snarl road, rail and air links during the busy summer holidays.

TOKYO — Close to 3,000 people were trapped at a major airport in southern Japan after a powerful storm made landfall Tuesday, bringing widespread flooding and winds of up to 130 mph. Nine people were ...

Local officials and police said two people had been killed in the storm. One was engulfed by a landslide in western Japan's Tottori and the another drowned in high waters in Yamanashi, west of Tokyo.

A super typhoon among the most powerful in decades was set to hit Japan this holiday weekend, weather officials warned Wednesday, and could severely disrupt both the Rugby World Cup and Formula One ...