TOKYO: Japan braced for torrential rains on Friday (Jun 2) as Typhoon Mawar neared, bringing wind and heavy rain to a wide swathe of the main islands. Mawar,
wreaked havoc on Guam
But forecasters warned there was the danger that humid air from the typhoon could feed into a seasonal rain front, touching off heavy localised rains.
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