Typhoon Hagibis hits Japan, one killed

Local authorities acted quickly after the warnings were issued earlier this week including urging people to stay indoors. Evacuation advisories have been issued throughout much of the Tokyo region affecting tens of millions of people.

Japan: At least one person has been killed and several injuries as Typhoon Hagibis approached central Japan making a landfall with hurricane-force winds on Saturday.

It brought up to 80 centimeters of rain in the Tokyo and surrounding areas.

The country braced for a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades hit streets and train stations on Saturday.

Rugby World Cup matches, concerts, and other events have been cancelled.

Flights were grounded and train services halted. All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines grounded most domestic and international flights scheduled Saturday at the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya airports.

Central Japan Railway Co. said it will cancel all bullet train service between Tokyo and Osaka except for several early Saturday trains connecting Nagoya and Osaka.

Authorities acted quickly with warnings issued earlier this week including urging people to stay indoors.

Reportedly, a 49-year-old man in Ichihara City, Chiba prefecture, was killed when a tornado flipped his car on Saturday morning.

Evacuation advisories have been issued for risk areas including Shimoda city, west of Tokyo, affecting tens of millions of people. Dozens of evacuation centers were opening in coastal towns.

Heavy waves bashed the shore in the city of Hamamatsu on Saturday as an effect of a super-strong Typhoon.

Typhoon Hagibis which means "speed" in Filipino hit north-northwestward with maximum sustained winds of 162 kilometers per hour.