Large, "violent" typhoon may approach Japan's Okinawa later this week

A large and "violent" typhoon is moving westward near the Mariana Islands in the Pacific and may approach areas south of Japan's Okinawa later this week, according to the Japanese weather agency.Typhoon Bavi is forecast to move to areas east of the Philippines before approaching Okinawa Prefecture around Friday and Saturday. It is likely to head to the East China Sea afterward.The southern Japanese island may see torrential rainfall and possibly also high tides, depending on the typhoon's course, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday. Rough seas can be expected off the southern part o…READ FULL ARTICLE