Watch as Typhoon Noru approaches southwestern Japan in this infrared imagery captured by Himawari-8 earlier today, August 3, 2017. According to the most recent information from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Noru is located approximately 348 nautical miles east-northeast of Kadena Air Base and has tracked northwestward at about 9 miles per hour over the past 6 hours. Noru has maximum sustained winds of approximately 97 mph with gusts up to 120 mph. Although the storm has weakened, it remains