TOKYO: Japan was bracing for powerful Typhoon Vongfong, with the monster storm expected to slam into the archipelago as early as the weekend.
Packing gusts of up to 252km per hour, the typhoon was churning toward the southern Okinawa island chain at a speed of 10km per hour, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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