Photos: Powerful Typhoon Nanmadol pounds Japan, millions told to evacuate

A director of the Japan Meteorological Agency's Forecast Division holds a press conference on Typhoon Nanmadol in Tokyo on September 17, 2022. Thousands of people took refuge in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol churned towards the region, prompting authorities to urge over four million residents to evacuate.

This handout photo taken and released on September 17, 2022 by the Japan Meteorological Agency shows satellite imagery shows Typhoon Nanmadol located near the southern remote islands of Japan.

A woman makes her way through the strong wind and rain in Miyazaki, southern Japan as a powerful typhoon pounded southern Japan.

High waves hit the shore in Miyazaki as a powerful typhoon approaching southern Japan on Sunday lashed the region with strong winds and heavy rain.

A notice mentions the Shinkansen service will be affected due to Typhoon Nanmadol approaching Kyushu region, is seen at Hakata station of Fukuoka on September 18, 2022.

A man on a bicycle rides past in the heavy rain and wind caused by Typhoon Nanmadol in Miyazaki on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu September 18, 2022, in this photo taken by Kyodo.

A staff member works under heavy rain brought about by Typhoon Nanmadol, in Ueno district of Tokyo on September 18, 2022.

A car passes a fallen tree as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches in Izumi, Kagoshima prefecture on September 18, 2022.

High waves hit the coastline as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches in Izumi, Kagoshima prefecture on September 18, 2022.