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Typhoon Lupit nears southern Japan

TOKYO: Typhoon Lupit approached Japan's southern islands Monday and was forecast to churn along the country's east coast, brushing Tokyo the next day, the weather agency said. ...full story at Channel NewsAsia

from Channel NewsAsia on Mon, Oct 26 2009

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