Powerful Typhoon Lan made landfall on the Pacific coast of central Japan early Monday, leaving at least two dead as it battered a wide area with heavy rain and strong winds.The large typhoon hit Omaezaki in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka around 3 a.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. With an atmospheric pressure of 950 hectopascals at its center and winds of up to 198 kph, it was set to pass near Tokyo before traveling northeastward over the main island of Honshu.Some Pacific coastal areas from western to eastern Japan were engulfed in a storm zone with gusts of over…READ FULL ARTICLE
