Typhoon hits Korean Peninsula, disrupts flights in Japan

A typhoon brought heavy rain and disrupted both air and rail travel in southwestern and western Japan on Saturday, after earlier battering South Korea, according to the national weather agency and Japanese transportation companies.As Typhoon Kong-rey traveled north over Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, many flights to and from the region were cancelled, affecting more than 5,000 people, Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co. said.Some bullet train services were also cancelled or suspended in central and western Japan.A 68-year-old man died in Kanda, Fukuoka Pref…READ FULL ARTICLE