One person died, several others were injured Japan from heavy rains and landslides caused by Typhoon Talas, which is approaching the coast of the country today.

A 40-year-old man died in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, when his house was demolished by a landslide, public broadcaster NHK and local media reported.

In Hamamatsu, also in Shizuoka Prefecture, another landslide caused minor injuries to three people, according to NHK. At the moment, the police have not been able to confirm this information.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the typhoon was in the Pacific Ocean at 06:00 local time (24:00 Greek time) today at a distance of about 100 kilometers south of Shizuoka Prefecture and was moving to the northeast, accompanied by winds with speeds up to 90 kilometers per hour.

The weather service has predicted that there is a risk of large waves, heavy rains, landslides and flooding in central, eastern and northern Japan, including Tokyo.

Japan experiences about 20 typhoons a year from summer to autumn. Last week, 4 people died and 151 were injured in the passage of Typhoon Nanmandol in the southwestern part of the country.

Climate change is exacerbating extreme weather events, scientists say.

^{According to AFP, APE-MPE}