[3] Planes in Tokyo were grounded and courier service to Korea was suspended.

[6] The storm damaged 221,118 homes and 9,596 ships, as well as some 3.5 million bushels of rice.

[5] Due to Ruth's large size, much of the country was affected by the typhoon's winds and rains.

[8] Winds reaching 150 km/h (95 mph) and waves 13.5 m (44 ft) high struck Sasebo, Nagasaki, sinking ships and damaging others in the harbor; among them were warships deployed for the Korean War.

[9] American military installations throughout Japan incurred over US$1 million in damage.