UPDATE 1-Super typhoon takes aim at Japan, emergency warnings issued
July 07, 2014 at 07:42 AM EDT
TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) - Japan's weather agency on Monday issued emergency warnings to urge people in the country's southern islands to take maximum precautions as a super typhoon described as a "once in decades storm" is set to rake the Okinawa island chain with heavy rain and powerful winds.