Typhoon Nepartak makes landfall in Japan's northeastern Miyagi prefecture

TOKYO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said typhoon Nepartak has turned northward and made landfall on the Pacific coast of the northeastern Miyagi prefecture on Wednesday morning, veering off its primarily expected course toward the Tokyo area, local media reported Wednesday.

The season's eighth typhoon reached the nearby region of Ishinomaki shortly before 6:00 a.m. local time, bringi