(CNN) Typhoon Kong-rey will be the ninth tropical system of the season to impact Japan this year.

The typhoon is projected to track near southern Japan on Saturday morning local time with sustained winds of 120 kph (75 mph) -- the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane.

This storm comes on the heels of Typhoon Trami, which made landfall this past Sunday in Wakayama province.

The country has seen more than its fair share of named storms this year: Eight came close enough to bring direct impacts on the country.

Kong-rey will be the third former super typhoon to impact Japan this year, though -- like the previous two, Jebi and Trami -- the storm will have weakened below the super typhoon threshold (winds greater than 240 kph) when it reaches the island nation.

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