Super typhoon headed for Japan

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[Must Read]MUST READ [‘Unprecedented’ super typhoon approaches Japan, officials urge evacuation]( [typhoon]( On Saturday, the weather agency reported that Typhoon Nanmadol was passing close to the isolated Minami Daito island, 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Okinawa island, with gusts of up to 270 kilometers (168 miles). "There are risks of unprecedented storms, high waves, storm surges, and record rainfall," Ryuta Kurora, the head of the Japan Meteorological Agency's forecast unit, told reporters. "Maximum caution is required," he said, urging residents to evacuate early. The U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center has designated Nanmadol as a super typhoon, and it has the potential to be the most destructive tropical storm to hit Japan in decades. Southern Kyushu prefecture of Kagoshima is where the storm is predicted to approach or make landfall on Sunday. 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