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Englands final World Cup group match against France and Formula 1 qualifying could be influenced by the typhoon that is scheduled to hit Japan on Saturday when it shifted course.
BBC weather presenter Simon King says Typhoon Hagibis is predicted to hit further north, on the island of Honshu.
The match with Samoa on Saturday at Fukuoka on Kyushus southern island of ireland is expected to be spared.
But the F1 race on Sunday and Scotland v Japan at Yokohoma may be hit.
Japans most important island, honshu, is currently also home to the Suzuka F1 circuit as well as both Yokohoma.
But on Monday the forecast had predicted Kyushu would be strike by the typhoon.
World Rugby insists it has astrong contingency plan in place should the adverse weather impact tournament fixtures.
Any games cancelled at the World Cup due to the weather are registered since scoreless draws.
Scotland should beat Japan to stand any chance of reaching the final eight years, even though a success sends Ireland .
England will top the group with success over France and happen to the quarter-finals.
BBC Weather Simon King
The prediction for a typhoon wont come as a wonderful surprise, with October being in Japan. However, with thousands of vacationers traveling around the nation for the Japanese Grand Prix and the World Cup on Japan with all the eyes of the planet, the thought of an incoming typhoon possibly worrying.
On Monday, typhoon Hagibis failed rapid intensification – one of the quickest from the album book – to turn into a Typhoon. Its one of the most effective tropical cyclones this year linking the likes of hurricane Dorian and Lorenzo.
It is a huge storm covering hundreds of kilometres from its center having wind speeds on Tuesday morning of 120mph and gusts around 170mph. On the days that are coming Hagibis will start to weaken but in accordance with the Joint Typhoon Warning center its predicted track is north of the coast of Japan. While the forecast track can change, the Meteorological Service expect Hagibis to be categorized at landfall in Honshu as a very powerful typhoon on Saturday.
The impacts of Hagibis is going to likely be felt over a huge region of Japan with strong winds and flooding rain. There is a growing likelihood of any harm and travel disturbance as police prepare for the arrival of the typhoon.
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