Strong typhoon heading toward southwestern Japan

A strong typhoon traveling in the south of the Japanese archipelago is heading toward the southwestern island of Amami-Oshima on Tuesday, the weather agency said, warning of heavy rains and violent winds.The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Shanshan could make landfall on Wednesday or later.The typhoon, which was moving westward in south of the archipelago at 10 kilometers per hour, at 6 p.m. Monday, is forecast to travel to a location around 160 km east-southeast of Amami city on the island, at 6 a.m. Tuesday, the agency said.Services on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line run…READ FULL ARTICLE