--- title: Typhoon Neoguri batters Japan, Israel amps up Airstrikes against Hamas description: Israel hammers Hamas, Typhoon Neoguri batters Japan, Washington and New York get high, and bulls chase a crowd of people down the street. canonical: https://time.com/2965788/typhoon-neoguri-airstrikes-marijuana-running-of-the-bulls/ author: TIME Video article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-08T15:30:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T09:01:00.812Z article:section: U.S. og:title: The Force of a Great Typhoon: Neoguri's 120 mph Winds and 14 ft. Waves Batter Japan og:description: Israel hammers HAMAS, Typhoon Neoguri batters Japan, Washington and New York get high, and bulls chase a crowd of people down the street. og:url: https://time.com/2965788/typhoon-neoguri-airstrikes-marijuana-running-of-the-bulls/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a4bbcb5f78f2ff8/69869ad2f983e7863604eb6c/typhoon_neoguri1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: A wooden house hosting a restaurant lies on a street after it collapsed due to the strong generated by typhoon Neoguri in Matsugawa district of Naha city, on the island of Okinawa, southern Japan on July 8, 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Force of a Great Typhoon: Neoguri's 120 mph Winds and 14 ft. Waves Batter Japan twitter:description: Israel hammers HAMAS, Typhoon Neoguri batters Japan, Washington and New York get high, and bulls chase a crowd of people down the street. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a4bbcb5f78f2ff8/69869ad2f983e7863604eb6c/typhoon_neoguri1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Force of a Great Typhoon by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Jul 8, 2014 3:30 PM CUT  A wooden house hosting a restaurant lies on a street after it collapsed due to the strong generated by typhoon Neoguri in Matsugawa district of Naha city, on the island of Okinawa, southern Japan on July 8, 2014. A wooden house hosting a restaurant lies on a street after it collapsed due to the strong generated by typhoon Neoguri in Matsugawa district of Naha city, on the island of Okinawa, southern Japan on July 8, 2014.Hitoshi Maeshiro—EPA by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Jul 8, 2014 3:30 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Tuesday, July 8. Israel ramps up [airstrikes](http://time.com/2965045/israel-launches-military-offensive-against-gaza-strikes-50-sites/ "undefined") on Hamas in hopes of ending the rocket fire spurred by the killing of Palestinian and Israeli teenagers. [Washington](http://time.com/2955024/washington-where-to-buy-pot/ "undefined") begins selling recreational marijuana as New York clears medical cannabis with heavy restrictions. [Typhoon Neoguri](http://time.com/2965499/powerful-typhoon-pounds-japans-okinawa-islands/ "undefined") batters Japan with 120 mile per hour winds, driving rain and 14-foot waves. And finally, stay off the streets of Pamplona. The annual Running of the Bull has flooded the roads with tourists, runners and dangerous bulls. 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