Airport closes in Okinawa as Typhoon Dolphin hits parts of southern Japan

Typhoon Dolphin moved over Japan’s southern remote islands Friday, causing a main airport on Okinawa to close and grounding all flights in and out of the island, while sending hundreds of people to take shelter at evacuation centers.

TOKYO — Typhoon Dolphin moved over Japan’s southern remote islands Friday, causing a main airport on Okinawa to close and grounding all flights in and out of the island, while sending hundreds of people to take shelter at evacuation centers.

The typhoon was just north of the main island of Okinawa with maximum winds of 89 mph as of Friday afternoon, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Three men in their 70s were slightly injured — two of them were caught in the wind and a third one fell from a stool, apparently blown off by the wind while preparing for the storm, the Okinawa prefecture said.

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The Naha Airport on Okinawa Island said it closed Friday and that all domestic and international flights in and out of Naha have been canceled.