TOKYO: Japan was on Friday 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 252 kilometers (156 miles) per hour, the typhoon was churning toward the southern Okinawa island chain at a speed of 10 kph, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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