Typhoon Vongfong is nearing Kagoshima, where the docks are empty.<br/> <br />The typhoon has already battered the Island of Okinawa and injured 31 people.<br/> <br />It has since lost intensity and been downgraded to a tropical storm, but government agencies are taking precautions.<br/> <br />Ferry services here have been suspended, and more than 400 flights were canceled due to strong winds.<br/> <br />The typhoon follows the path of another storm that hit Japan's main island less than a week ago, which prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands.<br/> <br />Seven people died when that storm hit, including three U.S. airmen.
