TOKYO, a powerful typhoon tore through Japan's main island Thursday, peeling roofs off houses, cutting electricity to hundreds of thousands and forcing flight cancellations before turning back toward the sea. Two men died, and dozens were injured.
Typhoon Melor hit the Japanese mainland with strong winds and heavy rain Thursday. More than two million commuters in Tokyo were stranded for hours as train services on several lines was suspended, while in other regions trucks were toppled on highways and bridges were destroyed by flash floods.