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A powerful typhoon is pummelling the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa, paralysing transport and prompting US forces based there to cancel all outdoor activity.
The Okinawa government has reported that four people were injured, one an 83-year-old woman who suffered a head injury. A man was reported missing from a fishing boat in rough seas off Kyushu, to the north.
Show all 12 1 /12In pictures: Japan braces for 'super typhoon' In pictures: Japan braces for 'super typhoon' Japan Trees have collapsed by strong wind on a street at Naha in Japan's southern island of Okinawa
In pictures: Japan braces for 'super typhoon' Japan Roadside trees are blasted by strong winds along relatively empty streets in Naha on Japan's southern island of Okinawa as Typhoon Neoguri hit the area
In pictures: Japan braces for 'super typhoon' Japan Powerful Typhoon Neoguri pounded across the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa, as residents took refuge from destructive winds, towering waves and storm surges
In pictures: Japan braces for 'super typhoon' Japan A man walks across a road at a pedestrian crossing amidst strong winds caused by Typhoon Neoguri in Naha, on Japan's southern island of Okinawa
In pictures: Japan braces for 'super typhoon' Japan Trees have collapsed by strong wind at Naha in Japan's southern island of Okinawa
In pictures: Japan braces for 'super typhoon' Japan Super Typhoon Neoguri in the Pacific Ocean, approaching Japan on its northward journey, is seen in an image taken by MTSAT-2 satellite. The powerful typhoon forced Japanese authorities to cancel flights and urge more than 100,000 people to evacuate their homes as the storm threatened to bring torrential rain and high winds to Japan's southern islands
In pictures: Japan braces for 'super typhoon' Japan Fishery patrol vessel Yuhzan Maru is moored at a port to take shelter from Typhoon Neoguri in Itoman, on the island of Okinawa
In pictures: Japan braces for 'super typhoon' Japan A fire engine on an empty street in central Itoman, on the island of Okinawa
In pictures: Japan braces for 'super typhoon' Japan A woman squats down to avoid strong winds brought by Typhoon Neoguri along a street in Naha on Japan's southern island of Okinawa
In pictures: Japan braces for 'super typhoon' Japan Vessels are moored at a port to take shelter from Typhoon Neoguri in Itoman, on the island of Okinawa. Residents on southern Japanese islands are advised to be on maximum alert as a powerful typhoon approached the region
In pictures: Japan braces for 'super typhoon' Japan Fishing boats are moored at Tomari port in Naha on Japan's southern island of Okinawa as super typhoon Neoguri approaches the region. A super typhoon described as a "once in decades storm" was heading north for Japan, set to rake the southern Okinawa island chain with heavy rain and powerful winds before making landfall on Kyushu, Japan's westernmost main island. Typhoon Neoguri was already gusting at more than 250 km an hour (150 mph) and may pick up still more power as it moves north, growing into an "extremely intense" storm, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said
In pictures: Japan braces for 'super typhoon' Japan Men secure a fishing boat at a port as super typhoon Neoguri approaches the region, on Japan's southern island of Miyakojima, Okinawa prefecture
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