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

Typhoon Dolphin has moved over Japan’s southern remote islands, causing a main airport on Okinawa to close and sending hundreds of people into evacuation centres.The typhoon was just north of the main island of Okinawa with maximum winds of 89mph 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.The Naha Airport on Okinawa Island said it closed on Friday and all domestic and international flights in and out of Naha have been cancelled.Several people have been injured during high winds and heavy rain (NTV-NNN via AP) (NTV-NNN via AP) As of midday on Friday local tim