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Typhoon approaches western Japan, threatening to bring heavy rain and high winds during holiday week

A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan's main archipelago of Honshu on Monday, threatening to hit large areas of western and central Japan with heavy rain and high winds, as many people were traveling for a Buddhist holiday week. Typhoon Lan was packing winds of up to 126 kph (78 mph) as it headed northwest over the Pacific Ocean south of Cape Shionomisaki in the central Japanese prefecture of Wakayama, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The typhoon is expected to make landfall on Tuesday morning, cut across the region and veer east toward Hokkaido over waters between Japan and the Korean Peninsula, the JMA said.

Sri Lanka frees a thousand prisoners to mark Buddhist holiday

The pardons on Vesak day, which commemorates the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death, apply only to those convicted of minor offences.

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