Slow-moving Typhoon Dolphin approached Japan's southern remote islands on Friday, causing the main airport on Okinawa to close and grounding all flights in and out of the island, while sending hundreds of people to evacuation centers.
The typhoon was near Yoron Island and heading west toward Okinawa's main island with maximum sustained winds of 144 kph (89 mph) as of late Friday morning, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Three men in their 70s were slightly injured — two were caught by strong winds and a third fell from a stool, the Okinawa prefectural officials said.
Naha International Airport on Okinawa Island said it was closed Friday, and all domestic and international flights in and out of Naha were canceled. ( Video courtesy of Associated Press, NTV )
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