Typhoon Lan kills two and plunges central Japan into transport chaos

Two people have been killed and transport systems thrown into disarray after Typhoon Lan struck central Japan's Pacific coast, making landfall in the early hours of Monday morning.

The storm lashed the region with fierce winds and heavy rain, forcing widespread disruption to transportation networks and compelling businesses to suspend operations across the affected area.

Authorities were assessing the full extent of the damage as the typhoon moved through one of the country's most densely populated corridors, leaving communities along the Pacific seaboard to contend with the aftermath of one of the season's most destructive storms.