Both the Asahi Shimbun and Yomiuri Online posted bland reports on their inside pages (not on their home page) about the potential hindrance of national elections as a result of the passage of Super Typhoon Lan, which is currently exhibiting sustained winds of 150 mph (peak 185 mph), per Weather Underground, and is expected to still be at Cat 1 strength when it approaches Tokyo.

SUPER TYPHOON LAN
Last Updated: 10/20/2017, 11:00:00 AM (PDT)
Location: 20.7 N 130.7 E Movement: NE at 6 mph Wind: 150 mph
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Typhoon bears down on Japan, will hinder voting in election
REUTERS | Reposted on Asahi Shimbun

October 20, 2017 at 14:00 JST
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Typhoon No. 21 (Lan) with heavy rains and destructive winds is expected to hit southern Japan on Sunday when the nation holds a national election, forcing officials in Okinawa to stage voting a day early on some remote islands.

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11 Municipalities voting ahead of schedule ... Typhoon 21 effect
Yomiuri Online
October 20, 2017, 16:49
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On the 22nd when the House of Representatives election is to be voted, there is a fear that the weather will be very rough as a result of Typhoon No. 21 on the nationwide.

Local governments and others holding remote islands are proceeding with countermeasures such as ahead of the voting date.

According to the Meteorological Agency, the large and strong typhoon 21 is going north at 15 kilometers per hour on the east coast of the Philippines as of noon on the 20th. It reaches the sea southeast of Kyushu on the 22nd, there is a possibility of approaching and landing the Japanese archipelago on the morning of 23rd. It is expected that heavy rain falls from Okinawa to the northeast from 21 to 23 due to this influence.

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WDPN32 PGTW 201500
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TYPHOON 25W (LAN) WARNING NR 21//
RMKS/
1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS.
2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS.

TYPHOON 25W (LAN), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 389 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KADENA AB, OKINAWA, JAPAN, HAS TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS EXPANSIVE AND DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDS CIRCLING A CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST FEATURE THAT IS TIGHTLY WRAPPING INTO A LARGE 50-NM SYMMETRICAL EYE.

3. FORECAST REASONING.

A. NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE.

B. TY 25W WILL BEGIN TO TRACK NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE STR. AFTERWARD, THE SYSTEM WILL ACCELERATE AS IT RECURVES NORTHEASTWARD ON THE POLEWARD SIDE OF THE STR AXIS, CROSSING THE KANTO PLAIN OF HONSHU, JAPAN, BEFORE EXITING BACK INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN BY TAU 60. FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AND POLEWARD OUTFLOW WILL INCREASE AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE MID-LATITUDE WESTERLIES. THIS INITIAL EXPOSURE TO THE WESTERLIES WILL ENHANCE POLEWARD OUTFLOW AND ALLOW FOR A PERIOD OF RAPID INTENSIFICATION, REACHING A PEAK OF 120 KNOTS AROUND TAU 24.