A huge typhoon is headed straight for Japan's southern-most island, with experts warning of massive destruction.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special typhoon warning for two million people in the Kagoshima prefecture on the island of Kyushu.
The south of the island could expect to see up to 170mph winds and 20 inches of rain, sparking the local warning.
Residents were urged to evacuate ahead of the typhoon's arrival, which was named Typhoon Nanmadol.
The US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center officially declared Nanmadol as a super typhoon earlier this week.
It has the potential to become the most destructive tropical storm to hit Japan in decades, they warned.
“There are risks of unprecedented storms, high waves, storm surges, and record rainfall,” said Ryuta Kurora, from the Japan Meteorological Agency’s forecast unit.
“Maximum caution is required. It’s a very dangerous typhoon. The wind will be so fierce that some houses might collapse."
Kyushu's railways started halting some of its services on Saturday, while more widespread disruption was expected on Sunday.
Hundreds of weekend flights into South Japan were cancelled ahead of Nanmadol's arrival.
The storm itself was expected to make landfall as a Category 4 storm on Sunday afternoon (UK time).
It will quickly dissipate into a Category 1 storm as it moves across Kyushu, before veering northeast toward Tokyo.
The storm was forecast to pass over Tokyo on Tuesday, before moving out to sea on Wednesday.
