One dead and several injured as Typhoon Shanshan tears through Japan

People holding umbrellas struggle with the heavy rain as Typhoon Shanshan approaches in Kagoshima, western Japan (Hidetaka Komukai/Kyodo News via AP)

A typhoon moving at a bicycle speed through Japan left at least one person dead and several injured as weather officials issued the highest-level warnings in the country’s south.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Shanshan is set to reach southern Kyushu and possibly make landfall on Thursday where it forecasts up to 60 centimetres of rainfall in 24 hours.