TOKYO (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon was expected to make landfall in west Japan on Thursday, raising the risk of more hardship for a region battered by deadly floods in July, and prompting authorities to issue evacuation advisories for more than 60,000 people.
The centre of Typhoon Cimaron was about 200 km (125 miles) south of Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's four main islands, at 2 p.m. (0500 GMT) and heading north-northwest.
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