<P> Typhoon Jebi , known in the Philippines as Typhoon Maymay , is considered to be the strongest typhoon to strike Japan since Typhoon Yancy in 1993 . Jebi formed as a tropical depression on August 26 , before becoming the twenty - first named storm of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season on August 28 . It rapidly intensified into a typhoon on the following day and reached its peak intensity on August 31 , after striking the Northern Mariana Islands . Jebi initiated a slow weakening trend on September 2 and made landfall over Shikoku , and then the Kansai region of Japan , as a very strong typhoon on September 4 . </P>
<P> Typhoon Jebi , known in the Philippines as Typhoon Maymay , is considered to be the strongest typhoon to strike Japan since Typhoon Yancy in 1993 . Jebi formed as a tropical depression on August 26 , before becoming the twenty - first named storm of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season on August 28 . It rapidly intensified into a typhoon on the following day and reached its peak intensity on August 31 , after striking the Northern Mariana Islands . Jebi initiated a slow weakening trend on September 2 and made landfall over Shikoku , and then the Kansai region of Japan , as a very strong typhoon on September 4 . </P>
what was the name of the typhoon in japan
what was the name of the typhoon in japan
Typhoon Jebi
Typhoon Jebi