Tropical storm unleashes rain, strong winds in south Japan

TOKYO (AP) — Tropical Storm Chan-hom has brought powerful winds and rain to southern Japan with the weather bureau warning of landslides and flooding in most of the country. The storm, packing sustained winds of up to 67 miles per hour, is moving in waters south of Japan, near the main southwestern island of Shikoku. It was downgraded from a typhoon earlier in the week. It’s expected to hover eastward, affecting Honshu as well as smaller islands such as Izu by early Sunday. The storm