People shelter from the rain under umbrellas in Tokyo on July 27, 2021, as Tropical Storm Nepartak approached Japan's northeast coast. AFP PHOTO
People shelter from the rain under umbrellas in Tokyo on July 27, 2021, as Tropical Storm Nepartak approached Japan's northeast coast. AFP PHOTO


YOKOHAMA: A tropical storm hit northern Japan on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of damage and Olympic football matches in the region were due to gahead.

Local authorities issued nonmandatory evacuation orders and set up emergency shelters as Tropical Storm "Nepartak" made landfall in northern Japan's Miyagi region shortly before 6 a.m. (7 a.m. in Manila).

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