Airline companies have cancelled dozens of flights for Tuesday.
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A strong typhoon made landfall on southwestern Japan on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain that caused floods, forcing flight cancellations and prompting local authorities to issue evacuation advisories for more than 600,000 residents, Reuters reported.
It is forecast by the Japan Meteorological Agency to weaken further by Wednesday to a tropical depression after it exits Japan and disintegrates over cool northern Pacific Ocean waters.
A woman in her 30s was slightly injured when strong winds broke a window at her house and six people had to be rescued from their waterlogged homes by boat, but no serious injuries or deaths have been reported.
Malakas, the 16th typhoon of the season in the Pacific, made landfall in Kagoshima prefecture after midnight where in some areas more than 100 mm of rain per hour was recorded.
On the other hand, China government issued a yellow alert for Typhoon Malakas on 17 September, just after the southeastern provinces experienced super Typhoon Meranti, which killed at least 14 people in the country.
Typhoon Malakas is moving northeast at a speed of 35kph with wind gusts of up to 180kph, according to JMA.
Prior to Lionrock, two more typhoons called Mindulle and Kompasu struck Japan back-to-back.
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In 2013 a powerful typhoon that triggered massive landslides on Oshima island killed 40 people, while 82 died after a typhoon hit Japan in 2011.
