More than 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate areas of Japan threatened by an approaching storm.
Typhoon Haishen is expected to intensify on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, storm surges and winds of more than 100mph (160km/h).
It will move past Kyushu on Sunday, and is expected make landfall in South Korea on Monday.
It comes days after Typhoon Maysak, one of the strongest storms to hit the region in years.
The latest typhoon has led to the closure of factories, schools and businesses across western Japan. Hundreds of flights and train services have also been cancelled.
Japan's government will be holding an emergency cabinet meeting on Sunday to address the storm.
The position of Typhoon Haishen at midnight GMT on Saturday
The country's weather agency said it was not likely to issue its most serious typhoon warning, but added that residents should exercise their "most serious caution" for possible record rains and high waves along the coast.
Yoshihisa Nakamoto, director of the agency's forecast division, told reporters that surging tides may also cause flooding in low-lying areas, particularly around river mouths.
As a result of the storm, hundreds of thousands of people have been advised to move to designated shelters in places like schools and community centres. This includes all 36,600 residents of the city of Goto, in NaRead More – Source
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