Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, leaving at least 5 dead

— Typhoon Hagibis made landfall Saturday night local time, as the country braces for hurricane-force winds that have killed five people and injured dozens.

The warning was issued for towns and cities in 12 prefectures including areas in Tochigi, Ibaragi, Fukushima, Miyagi, and NIigat. Fire authorities also confirmed 33 people had been injured and that one person was missing in Gotenba City. At least eight prefectures have ordered evacuations totaling 936,113 people, the FDMA said, and 292,770 households are without power, according to Tokyo Electric Power Company and Chub Electric Power Company.

until at least Sunday morning. All bullet trains between Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka are also canceled, as are most non high-speed trains.Local police said a 49-year-old man in Ichihara City, Chiba prefecture, was killed when a tornado flipped his car Saturday morning. While Ireland's Pool B match against Samoa will go ahead Saturday in Fukuoka prefecture, no decision has been made around Japan and Scotland's crunch match on Sunday, due to take place in Yokohama, a city south of Tokyo which lies in Hagibis' path.

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