Heavy rain predicted as typhoon heads for eastern Japan

Japan's weather agency warned Wednesday that a typhoon heading toward the eastern part of the country could bring heavy rain and cause landslides and flooding.Typhoon Dolphin, this year's 12th typhoon, is approaching eastern Japan and forecast to move northward along its Pacific coast, bringing heavy rain to parts of eastern and northeastern regions through Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.The typhoon is unlikely to make landfall on eastern Japan as previously feared, but areas affected by it could see tornadoes and thunder, it said.The government on Wednesday launched a task fo…READ FULL ARTICLE