 Striking the Japanese island of Miyako @-@ jima , the typhoon produced peak wind gusts of 169 km / h ( 105 mph ) while in the eyewall , with sustained winds of 93 km / h ( 58 mph ) . Similarly strong winds were reported near Okinawa , reaching 90 km / h ( 56 mph ) . High seas from the typhoon killed two United States Navy sailors . In Okinawa , Rammasun left about 10 @,@ 000 houses without power . Two people were injured in the country , one of them severely . A station in Miyazaki Prefecture on the Japanese island of Kyushu reported the highest rainfall associated with Rammasun , with a total of 290 mm ( 11 in ) . One house in the country was damaged due to the typhoon , and there was at least one report of a landslide . Crop damage in the country totaled $ 4 @.@ 4 million ( ¥ 896 million 2002 JPY ) . The threat of the storm prompted officials to cancel 61 airplane flights . 
