Typhoon Ampil Brings Heavy Rain to Tokyo | FPNews Japan grounded hundreds of flights and advised nearly 10,000 households to evacuate in some areas near Tokyo on Friday as Typhoon Ampil brought heavy rain and strong winds to the region. Ampil, categorised as "very strong" by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), was situated off the Pacific coast of Japan's main island at 8:50 a.m. (2350 GMT Thursday). The agency has two higher categories - "very strong" and "violent". The typhoon is expected to head towards the eastern region of Kanto, which includes the capital, on Friday afternoon. --- Typhoon Ampil | Typhoon | Tokyo | Japan | Firstpost | News Live | World News | Latest News | Global News | International News | News | Trending News #typhoonampil #ampil #tokyo #japan #firstpost #newslive #worldnews #latestnews #globalnews #news #internationalnews #trendingnews Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live. https://www.youtube.com/@Firstpost Follow Firstpost on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstpost/ Follow Firstpost on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/ Follow Firstpost on Twitter: https://twitter.com/firstpost Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va6zOIrEQIamseyg762V