It then curved to the northeast, reaching its peak intensity of 185 km/h (115 mph) before weakening and striking Minami in Tokushima Prefecture on September 3 as a Category 2 typhoon.

[3] Jane was first seen in weather maps as a tropical depression to the west of Hagatna, Guam on 06:00 UTC of August 29 by the China Meteorological Agency (CMA).

[3][4] Roughly six hours later, the agency upgraded the system to a tropical storm; however, the Fleet Weather Center didn't followed suit until 00:00 UTC of the next day.

[4][3] On the same day, Jane started to weaken due to unfavorable conditions and on 00:00 UTC of September 3, it made landfall near Muroto in Kōchi Prefecture as a Category 2 typhoon.

[5] Some houses were prepared for strong winds, sandbags were placed on river embankments and many schools in western portion of the country were ordered to close.

[6][8] Coast guards also warned marine ships and fish boats to dock to ports and all police stations in Tokyo were advised to ready for possible rescue operations.

[3][13] The largest loss in marine ships was the damages attained by the Tatsuharu Maru, which was scheduled to leave the country to its destination to the United States, when it was destroyed by the storm surges and strong winds from the typhoon.