saori yamamoto nhk world, shimane. >>> that's it for business news. i'll leave you with the markets. >>> people on islands in southern japan are preparing for an onslaught of wind and waves. they're bracing for a typhoon that's to get stronger as it gets closer. meteorologists are tracking typhoon chan-hom as it gets closer. they reported gusts of 120 miles per hour in one city a couple of hours ago. they say gael forced winds could reach 200 miles per hour clom throughout the country. >>> schools have been closed and flights canceled in okinawa as the islands brace for stormy conditions. jonathan oh is here with the details. >> hello. we are definitely tracking this system. you can tell by how large it is by the amount of cloud cover associated with this system. it's not the only system out there, but certainly the largest out of the three we are tracking. let's take a look at t latest information on chan-hom. it is moving to the northwest at 20 kilometers per hour. packing gusts up to 180. the pressure holding steady at 965. as this system continues