User:HurricaneParrot/sandbox/List of typhoons in Japan (2000-present)
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Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Part of the Ring of Fire, Japan spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. The country experience over seven to eight typhoons affecting the Okinawa Prefecture, while three of them can reach the main Japanese islands.[1] The typhoons on the Ryukyu Islands can be seen here.
The typhoon season in Japan ranges from May to November, with the peak in August and September.[1] Climatologically, in the Northwest Pacific basin, most tropical cyclones develop between May and October. This article includes any tropical cyclone of any intensity that affected the main Japanese islands from 2000 onwards.