Typhoon No. 10 heads northwest toward Japan’s Kyushu, Tokai regions

TOKYO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) — Typhoon No. 10 has formed near the Mariana islands in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to reach the Japanese archipelago next week, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Thursday.
According to the JMA, the newly formed typhoon was slowly moving northwestward on Thursday morning and is expected to reach south of Japan on Sunday and bring strong winds to Japan from the Kyushu to Tokai regions early next week.
Typhoon No. 10, the sixth one in August, had a central pressure of 1,000 hectopascals and a maximum wind speed of 72 kph near the center, the JMA said.
The weather agency urged people to stay vigilant on the movement of Typhoon No. 10. ■