TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful typhoon was heading for Japan’s southernmost Okinawa island chain on Monday, packing powerful winds that forced flight cancellations. The “very strong” storm is set to hit the subtropical islands later in the day, packing gusts of up to 250 kilometres (155 miles) per hour, Japan’s weather agency said. The storm was some 270 kilometres south of the Okinawan capital Naha early Monday, moving in a north-northeasterly direction, the Japan […]