According to TropicalStorm.com, NORU (Typhoon No. 5 in Japan) is scheduled to arrive in about 4 days. It’s a strong system and may be a category 2 or even 3 cyclone when it hits Kyushu. That’s a good deal stronger than the typhoon we experienced earlier this year, the one that did a fair amount of damage. On the other hand, though stronger than the previous one, the angle of approach should reduce the impact that we feel here in Kumamoto.
http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com
– Kirk
P.S. Here’s the address of a previous post of mine in which I explain what it was about the angle of approach that increased the damage last time:
https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/photos/a.129499733790134.25925.123734781033296/1511645678908859/