Super typhoon on track to drench Japan’s main island

Japan is bracing for a super typhoon on track to hit central and eastern regions over three-day weekend, with sport events and domestic flights canceled and sandbags given away to minimize potential dam from torrential rains and strong winds. Typhoon Hagibis has alrey caused cancellations of two Rugby World Cup matches that were to be played Saturday. Organizers canceled England-France match planned in Yokohama, near Tokyo, and New Zealand-Italy game in Toyota, in central Japan.

Marathon called off

Organizers also called off a marathon in Sendai and or rrn coastal towns. Formula One auto racing in Suzuka in central Japan may also be affected. Japan’s Defense Ministry scrapped first two days of annual Oct. 12-14 navy review. Hagibis, which means speed in Filipi, h maximum sustained winds of up to 270 kilometers (168 miles) and stronger gusts at on Thursday near Chichi island in Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) off Tokyo’s sourn coast. It was moving rth at speed of 20 kph (12 mph) and is expected to weaken over cooler waters as it nears Japan’s main island.

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Urged people to take precautions

It’s equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane. Japan Meteorological ncy says typhoon is forecast to hit ashore in Tokyo area late Saturday and urged people to take precautions to avoid potentially life-threatening danger. Japan’s central Pacific coast may see torrential rains beginning Friday while high waves and tides may cause flooding. Airlines and train services anticipate cancellations affecting holidaymakers traveling over three-day weekend that includes Sports Day holiday on Monday. All Nippon Airways said it is grounding all domestic flights Saturday in and out of Tokyo’s Haneda and Narita international airports. Depending on typhoon’s movement, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines said y may cancel flights as early as Friday.

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approaching typhoon is spreing fear especially in Chiba, near Tokyo, which was hit by Typhoon Faxai last month and many residents are still recovering from dam to ir homes. typhoon tore many electrical poles and snapped cables, triggering extensive outs that lasted for weeks, contributing to heat illnesses and or health problems among elderly people.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, at a regular news conference, said government will do utmost for people’s safety, and urged residents near typhoon route to take precautions early. 

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Preparations for typhoon

In some places, preparations have started. Local offices in Chiba city started distributing free sandbags to shield against flooding. city also cautioned against power outs from potential typhoon dam and urged residents to make sure y have eugh food, water, and ir phones are charged. In Chofu in Tokyo’s western suburbs, workers at city hall revation site reinforced scaffolding and placed protective nets to prevent equipment and construction materials from being blown off. At a winery in Yamanashi, rth of Tokyo, workers picked grapes Thursday to save m from typhoon, Japan’s NHK television said. East Japan Railway Co. said it may suspend services on most local lines and bullet trains around Tokyo before typhoon arrives. Japan is regularly hit by Pacific storms, including Faxai in September. Typhoon Jebi flooded a terminal and a runway at Kansai International Airport last year.

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