TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - Typhoon Lan, a powerful storm that drenched most of Japan with rain Sunday, is expected to make landfall and approach Tokyo during commuting hours on Monday morning.
The typhoon was located about 360 kilometers or 224 miles south of Osaka as of 8 p.m. local time, carrying sustained winds of up to 162 kilometers an hour or 100 miles as it moved along Japan's Pacific coast. That makes it a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Lan is projected to weaken as it approaches the Tokyo region overnight, and may pass near the city around 6 a.m., according to projections by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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