TOKYO : Typhoon Halong advanced toward southern Japan on Thursday, packing heavy rains as officials warned the storm would bring strong winds and high waves to the region.
Television footage showed residents boarding up windows on the remote subtropical island of Minami-Daitojima near the main Okinawa island chain as strong gusts hit the area.
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