Japan braces for powerful typhoon Weather officials have issued an emergency warning as Typhoon Shanshan approaches southwest Japan, prompting carmaker Toyota to suspend operations and airlines to cancel flights Aug 28, 06:00GMT Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sep 1 Sep 2 CHINA SOUTH KOREA East China Sea NORTH KOREA RUSSIA Sea of Japan (East Sea) JAPAN HOKKAIDO HONSHU Tokyo SHIKOKU KYUSHU Okinawa PACIFIC OCEAN 500km 310 miles Sources: Japan Meteorological Agency, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS