Typhoon on course to hit western Japan, could be strongest in 25 yrs

A powerful typhoon is headed toward Japan's southern Pacific coast and is likely to rip through western Japan on Tuesday, with the national weather agency warning it may be the strongest typhoon to make landfall in 25 years.The Japan Meteorological Agency said a wide area of Japan should be on high alert for strong winds, high waves and heavy downpours.As of 10 p.m. Monday, Typhoon Jebi was traveling north around 240 kilometers southeast of Tanegashima island at a speed of 25 kilometers per hour, with an atmospheric pressure of 945 hectopascals at its center and packing winds of up to 216 k…READ FULL ARTICLE