Sign Up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeA typhoon could hit Japan next week - and might threaten events at the Olympic Games, forecasters have warned. If the depression continues to strengthen into a tropical storm, the next name on the list for the West Pacific is 'Nepartak'. The tropical depression comes amid the 2020 Summer Tokyo Games, which begins on Friday, and will end on Sunday, Aug 8. "The handful of events that are being held on the island of Hokkaido are unlikely to experience any impacts from this tropical system. The high temperatures are likely to be an additional challenge for athletes from southern-hemisphere countries, such as New Zealand, where it is winter now.

Source: Daily Mirror July 23, 2021 06:30 UTC