Typhoon Dolphin has lashed Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture, injuring five people and cutting power to 14,000 buildings, while China shut ports and ferry routes before the storm’s expected arrival on its east coast. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today ArrowDomestic airlines, ANA and Japan Airlines, cancelled flights to the region. In this image made from video provided by NTV-NNN, a person walks in the rain as typhoon Dolphin approaches the city, in Naha, Japan, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. Rain and strong winds are expected to affect eastern China through August 12, including parts of Shanghai and neighbouring provinces. In this aerial photo released by Xinhua News Agency, fishing boats take shelter ahead of Typhoon Dolphin at a port in Wenling, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 5, 2026.