On northern japans east coast sometime tuesday afternoon or evening. Weather authorities are warning people in the area to avoid potentially dangerous places like coastlines and rivers. The powerful typhoon is expected to force the cancellation of many domestic frights. Airlines say a ptotal of 102 flights have already been canceled. There could be more cancellations. Were now joined by our meteorologist, sighqayaka mori. Can you tell us more about the typhoon . It is going to be a historic day for northern japan. A typhoon is expected to make landfall in the eastern areas of tohoku for the first time in history. Now it is located about 240 kilometers to the east of chiba prefecture at this moment. Its bringing in high waves and strong winds to parts of the kanto region. Gusts of about 90 Kilometers Per Hour were reported. Now the system is starting to change direction toward the northnorthwest at 35 Kilometers Per Hour. Wind gusts of 180 Kilometers Per Hour. Center will likely hit miy
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Oner japan east coast sometimeuesday afternn or ening. Weatheauorieare wni people in the areao avoid potentiay dangerous places like coastlines and rivers. The powerful typhoon is expected to force the cancellation of many domestic frights. Airles say a pototal of 102 flights have already been canceled. There could be more cancellations. Were now joined by our meteorologist, sighqayaka mori. Can you ll us more about the iisoi to be historic day forern japan. Lafall in the eastern are ofe hoku forhe first time i ory. Now is located about 240 kilometers to the east of chiba prefecture at this moment. Its bringing in high waves and strong winds to parts of the kanto region. Gusts of about 90 Kilometers Per Hour were reported. Now the system istago change direction toward the northnortest at 35 Kilometers Per Hour. Wind gusts of 180 Kilometers Per Hour. Center will likely hit miyagi prefecture as a typhoon, and after that, its going to move up towards aomori prefecture or parts of hokkaido
Lets take a look at where they are now. The nikkei average dropping 4. 4 , 16,250 at the moment. Tokyo stocks fall, the climgs that we saw in the u. S. And europe, banking and Energy Shares are among the major losers on the japanese boards as well as on Global Markets overnight. Traders are flocking to the safe haven yen, and this is driving the japanese currency to its highest level against the dollar since november 2014. The dollar yen pair is currently at 115. 33 to 37. The euro, that gained about half a percent against the dollar. The common currency is now fetching 1. 12. Investors also putting their money into Government Bonds, and this is pushing the yield on the benchmark tenyear japanese Government Bond to yet another record low of 0. 01 . Lets take a look at other markets across the asiapacific region. Australian shares are plummeting as well. Thats down 2. 2 . South koreas kospi, and many other markets in the region are closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. Well keep track
Are now. The nikkei average dropping 4. 4 , 16,250 at the moment. Tokyo stocks fall, the climgs that we saw in the u. S. And europe, banking and Energy Shares are among the major losers on the japanese boards as well as on Global Markets overnight. Traders are flocking to the safe haven yen, and this is driving the japanese currency to its highest level against the dollar since november 2014. The dollar yen pair is currently at 115. 33 to 37. The euro, that gained about half a percent against the dollar. The common currency is now fetching 1. 12. Investors also putting their money into Government Bonds, and this is pushing the yield on the benchmark tenyear japanese Government Bond to yet another record low of 0. 01 . Lets take a look at other markets across the asiapacific region. Australian shares are plummeting as well. Thats down 2. 2 . South koreas kospi, and many other markets in the region are closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. Well keep track of market movements for you thr