 Typhoon Etau , known in the Philippines as Typhoon Kabayan , produced near @-@ record winds and rainfall in Japan in August 2003 . The tenth named storm and fifth typhoon of the 2003 Pacific typhoon season , Etau developed on August 2 , and gradually intensified while moving to the northwest . Etau formed an eye and became a large storm by the time it approached Okinawa on August 7 . The typhoon attained peak winds of 155 km / h ( 100 mph ) before weakening slightly while turning to the northeast . Etau made landfall on the Japanese island of Shikoku on August 8 , and later moved across portions of Honshu and Hokkaido . After weakening to tropical storm status , the cyclone became extratropical on August 9 and dissipated three days later . 
