The last leg of my journey, was a wicked trip from Tokyo to Osaka where we flew straight into a happy storm front:
Five dead, 73 hurt as typhoon lashes west Japan
Large and powerful Typhoon Chaba hit Kyushu and Shikoku on Monday, leaving five people dead, four missing and more than 70 injured.
A blown-down bus schedule in Kagoshima attests to the strength of Typhoon Chaba, which swept through the area Monday morning.
It is the sixth typhoon to strike the main Japanese islands so far this year. According to the Meteorological Agency, which began keeping relevant data in 1951, this matches the full-year record set in 1990 and equaled in 1993
About 70% of the flights in Tokyo were cancelled...but not mine! oh no way, we flew into the typhoon for some good old fashioned turbulance fun! White knuckles, sweaty palms (actually sweaty everything) and some g forces that almost made me faint.
The worst part? The guy beside me slept (snoring loudly) through the whole thing.
Overall, its been interesting so far. The people here are kind and patient: they could give the citizens of Paris a clinic on how to treat other human beings.
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