Typhoon Lupit was headed toward Japan after turning away from the Philippines and was expected to lash coastal areas in the Kanto region on Tuesday.

The center of Lupit was 822 km south-southwest of Tokyo at 3 p.m. Monday, the Meteorological Agency said.

Winds were blowing at 102 kph, with gusts to 148 kph, as the storm headed northeast at 35 kph on a track along the country's east coast.

Lupit's center was forecast to be about 270 km southeast of Tokyo at 3 a.m. Tuesday before moving parallel to the east coast and then heading out to sea.

Lupit, which was packing winds as high as 250 kph on Oct. 19, was widely dispersed and had lost the circular shape normally associated with tropical cyclones, the agency said.

The storm's rain bands were affecting most of Honshu.

The agency issued warnings for high waves off coastal areas near Tokyo and advisories for heavy rain and strong winds in western Japan.

Lupit means cruel in Tagalog, according to the Hong Kong Observatory, which lists names in use for Pacific storms on its Web site.

Southeast of Lupit, a new storm formed that may approach the Philippines later this week, according to the U.S. Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

Tropical Depression 23W was 717 km east-southeast of Guam at 8 a.m. Monday.