| Powerful typhoon to hit wide parts of Japan |
| Last Updated(Beijing Time):2012-06-18 13:16 |
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A powerful typhoon is making its way toward Japan with a landfall being expected by Wednesday, Japan's weather agency warned Monday.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Guchol was located about 450 kilometers south of Naha, the capital city of Japan's southernmost Okinawa Prefecture, on Monday morning.
The storm, the fourth of this season, is expected to hit the prefecture Tuesday.
Considering the typhoon's moving speed, the agency forecast thunderstorms and strong winds in wide parts of the nation, including southwestern and western prefectures by Wednesday. The agency also warned that the storm would possibly play havoc in parts of eastern Japan. |
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