Typhoon makes landfall on Kochi after moving off southwestern Japan coast

A typhoon made landfall on Kochi Prefecture on the main island of Shikoku early Friday after advancing northward near the coast of southwestern Japan while bringing heavy rainfall to the region, the weather agency said.Typhoon Peipah made landfall near Sukumo in the prefecture's southwest at around 1 a.m., after moving off the coast of Miyazaki, the capital of Miyazaki Prefecture on the main island of Kyushu. The Japan Meteorological Agency is warning of heavy rain, mudslides and flooding.Due to forecasts of heavy rain, JR West said it will suspend some local railway services from the first…READ FULL ARTICLE