By Bryan Manabat  HAGATNA/SAIPAN, 06 JULY 2026 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — When a tropical storm forms somewhere in the vast stretch of ocean between Guam, Japan, and Vietnam, the first question island residents often ask is simple: What’s its name?   For decades, those names — Pamela, Omar, Karen— felt familiar, almost local.   But around the […] The post Behind every typhoon name is a country and a culture appeared first on Island Times News .