Japanese weather officials say a strong typhoon is expected to make landfall in the Tokai region of central Japan sometime between late Saturday night and early Sunday morning while maintaining its intensity.
CNN is reporting claims that US President Donald Trump knew in advance about a 2016 meeting between his son and a group of Russians who offered damaging information on Trump's election rival, Hillary Clinton.
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has blamed arson for the country's worst ever wildfires, and pledged to ensure that such a tragedy never happens again.
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Key words : Japanese weather typhoon traveling west
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Japanese weather officials say a strong typhoon is expected to make landfall in the Tokai region of central Japan sometime between late Saturday night and early Sunday morning while maintaining its intensity.
The Meteorological Agency says as of 6 PM Saturday, Typhoon Jongdari was traveling west at 40 kilometers per hour near Miyake Island in the Izu Island chain.
Jongdari has a central atmospheric pressure of 965 hectopascals and is packing winds of 126 kilometers per hour near its center.
The Izu Island chain and Chiba have been engulfed in its storm zone, followed by parts of Shizuoka.
The storm is following an irregular westerly course, and officials say areas where rain and wind grow most intense may differ from past typhoons.
Weather officials say parts of eastern and western Japan could get 50 millimeters or more of rain per hour through Sunday.
They are warning of landslides and flooding, especially in the parts of western Japan that were hit by deadly torrential rainfall earlier this month.
Some municipalities have told residents to be ready to evacuate.
Key words : maximum wind speed
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An approaching typhoon saw the maximum wind speed temporarily top 70 kilometers per hour at Narita Airport, east of Tokyo at 2:58 PM on Saturday.
Pilots on a number of arriving airplanes had to make a second attempt at landing after failing the first time.
About 70 domestic flights departing from and arriving at the airport were cancelled.
International flights, including those leaving for Asian or North America destinations, have also been canceled or delayed.
The airport authorities say a flight that was scheduled to arrive from Chicago was rerouted to New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido.
Key words : flight canceled Japan Air
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Three-hundred-seventy-seven flights had been canceled as of 2:30 PM on Saturday due to a typhoon approaching Japan's east coast.
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways canceled 107 and 130 flights respectively.
The flights were scheduled to depart from or arrive at Tokyo's Haneda Airport or Narita Airport, east of Tokyo.
Key words : Asia-Pacific
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16 Asia-Pacific countries have made progress in negotiations on a free trade deal known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP.
The group includes Japan, China, South Korea and the ASEAN countries. Their 11-day meeting ended on Friday in Bangkok.
Japan's Foreign Ministry says the member nations effectively completed negotiations in 2 areas. One of them is government procurement and the other covers customs procedures and trade facilitation.
Ministry officials say there was also progress in other areas.
The delegates also exchanged views on difficult issues, such as tariffs.
The countries will continue to aim to reach a broad agreement by the end of this year.
US President Donald Trump's protectionist policies are raising trade tensions with China and other countries. Analysts say an agreement on RCEP could provide momentum to free trade.
Key words : China representative wrapped up
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China's special representative on Korean Peninsula affairs Kong Xuanyou wrapped up a 3-day visit to North Korea on Friday and returned to Beijing.
Kong, who is also a vice foreign minister, is believed to have exchanged views with North Korean officials on denuclearization and a declaration to end the Korean War.
North Korean media reported that Kong met with Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho and Vice Foreign Minister Ri Kil Song.
Details of the talks are unknown. But as Friday marked the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice agreement, they are believed to have discussed a declaration to end the war.
The United States and North Korea are divided over the issue. Pyongyang is urging the US to come to the negotiating table because it believes a declaration would lead to security guarantees. But the US wants the North to first take concrete action toward denuclearization.
China, which was also involved in the war, is apparently aiming to be actively engaged in negotiations for a declaration.
Key words : CNN
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CNN is reporting claims that US President Donald Trump knew in advance about a 2016 meeting between his son and a group of Russians who offered damaging information on Trump's election rival, Hillary Clinton.
The network quoted unidentified sources on Thursday as saying that Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen claims the then-candidate had prior notice of the meeting and approved to holding it.
The report says Cohen was present when Donald Trump Jr. informed his father that the Russians had made an approach.
CNN reported that Cohen is willing to assert the claim to special counsel Robert Mueller, who is probing allegations of Russian meddling in the presidential election.
On Friday, the President denied the allegation. Trump wrote in a tweet that it sounds like "someone is trying to make up stories."
Key words : Greece
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Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has blamed arson for the country's worst ever wildfires, and pledged to ensure that such a tragedy never happens again.
Tsipras told an emergency Cabinet meeting on Friday that evidence suggests the fires were deliberately lit. He took full political responsibility for the disaster.
Large-scale fires erupted around the capital, Athens, on Monday, and spread quickly to the resort town of Mati. Reports say at least 87 people have died.
Greek government officials say the fires broke out at 2 locations almost simultaneously and it's unlikely they ignited spontaneously. They also say authorities discovered suspicious items at both locations.
Firefighters have almost extinguished the flames. But the search continues for the missing on land and at sea. Some people are believed to have jumped into the water to escape the flames.
Key words : wildfire California
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Wildfires in the US state of California have claimed the lives of 3 firefighters and forced thousands to evacuate their homes.
One blaze broke out on Monday near the city of Redding, in the north of the state.
Video footage shows the burning front approaching residential areas. Reports have described the fire as a wall of flaming tornados.
Fire department officials say the blaze has burned through about 19,500 hectares of land. They say 2 firefighters have died, about 500 buildings have been destroyed, and some 37,000 residents are under evacuation orders.
Firefighters are separately battling a wildfire that started on July 13th near California's Yosemite National Park. One firefighter has died in that blaze. Part of the park has been closed since Wednesday.
The wildfires are being stoked by a wave of extreme heat. During the week, Death Valley in California recorded a temperature in excess of 52 degrees Celsius.
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