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Typhoon Faxai was the first storm to strike the Kantō region since Mindulle in 2016 and the strongest storm to hit the region since Ma-on in 2004. The thirteenth named storm of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season, Faxai originated from a depression on August 29. It moved west across the Pacific Ocean at the next day. The depression was later designated 14W by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The depression later intensifies into a tropical storm on September 2 and maintains its intensity. On a couple of days later, the Japan Meteorological Agency named 14W Faxai. Faxai intensifies into a typhoon on September 6. Faxai rapidly intensifies into a Category 4 typhoon on its peak intensity on September 8 as it goes towards Japan.

Faxai goes towards Chiba City and made landfall there shortly on the next day which caused over 390,000 people to evacuate. Faxai later struck the Kantō region causing it to be the first and strongest storm to hit the region since then. 3 people were killed and 40 were injured. After Faxai made landfall, it went northeast from Japan and weakened and dissipated on September 10 due to wind shear.

Meteorological history
On August 29, a tropical depression formed near the end of the International Dateline as it was traveling westward. The depression was later named 14W by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical Depression 14W was upgraded overnight to a tropical storm, now with sustained winds of 40 mph, the National Weather Service reported. 14W remains a very disorganized tropical system near Wake Island, centered 225 miles southwest of Wake Island near 16.8N 164.4E at 1 AM ChST on September 3. 14W was 2,800 miles east of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, and 358 miles southeast of Wake Island. Model track guidance indicates 14W moving west, then curving sharply right before reaching Japan and tracking northeast into the northern Pacific Ocean. 14W has been moving through the Northwestern Pacific Ocean for several days and has now been renamed Faxai by the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Japan
Over 390,000 people were urged to evacuate from the storm when Faxai was going towards Japan. As Faxai struck Japan, 100 flights have been canceled due to the storm. Faxai made landfall on the east of Tokyo Faxai has caused 3 fatalities and 40 injured. Faxai cuts out power and caused power outages to 900,000 homes. The entire city of Kamogawa lost power at one stage and authorities were warned going outside.