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Typhoon Haishen threatens Korea after battering Japan

High waves triggered by Typhoon Haishen crash against the coast in Kagoshima, Kagoshima prefecture, in southwestern Japan September 6, 2020, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

South Korea hunkered down as Typhoon Haishen arrived on the shores of its southern peninsula on Monday after the powerful storm battered Japan’s southern islands but appeared to pass through without major damage or casualties.

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