Severe Tropical Storm Nanmadol is making its way up northern Japan on Tuesday morning, after making landfall near the city of Niigata on the Sea of Japan coast.
The Meteorological Agency says that as of 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Nanmadol was moving east-northeast near Yamagata City at a speed of 55 kilometers per hour.
At least two people have been confirmed dead and 120 injured in Japan due to the effects of Severe Tropical Storm Nanmadol, according to data collected by NHK as of 11 p.m. on Monday.
In Miyazaki Prefecture, a man in his 40s was found unconscious and later confirmed dead at a hospital. Officials suspect he was caught up in a mudslide.
The Japan Railway group says Shinkansen bullet trains are operating normally on Tuesday morning, but there could be some delays and cancellations due to Severe Tropical Storm Nanmadol.
Services on the Sanyo Shinkansen line resumed on Tuesday, but there may be some delays as the trains are running at slower speeds.
Japan is to begin administering coronavirus vaccines that target Omicron on Tuesday to people aged 12 or older who have received their first two shots.
Those eligible must be at least five months away from their most recent shot.
Severe Tropical Storm Nanmadol has triggered power shortages across Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu, affecting more than 140,000 households.
Kyushu Electric Power Company says that as of 8 p.m. on Monday, blackouts had occurred in all of the region's 7 prefectures.
Severe Tropical Storm Nanmadol is disrupting Shinkansen bullet train services.
The Japan Railways group says the Kyushu Shinkansen line is out of service throughout Monday.
Mobile phone services are being disrupted in parts of southwestern and western Japan on Monday due to Severe Tropical Storm Nanmadol.
NTT Docomo said in the afternoon that its services had been affected in parts of Hiroshima, Okayama, Yamaguchi, Ehime, Kochi, Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures.
Severe Tropical Storm Nanmadol is moving over western Japan, bringing violent winds to the regions of Chugoku and Shikoku, as well as part of Kyushu.
The heavy rain that pounded Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, and elsewhere has caused floods and cliff collapses.
Severe tropical storm Nanmadol is leaving a trail of destruction in southwestern Japan, killing one person and injuring at least 69 others so far.
Local authorities have issued evacuation orders for millions of people in the Kyushu, Chugoku and Shikoku regions.
Severe Tropical Storm Nanmadol is disrupting Shinkansen bullet train services.
The Japan Railways group says the Kyushu Shinkansen line is out of service throughout Monday.
Severe Tropical Storm Nanmadol is disrupting flight services across wide regions of Japan.
As of 7 p.m. on Monday, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways had canceled a total of 844 flights for the day, mainly those to and from the Kyushu, Shikoku, Chugoku and Kansai regions.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has postponed his departure to New York to oversee government responses to Severe Tropical Storm Nanmadol.
Kishida was due to leave Tokyo on Monday to attend the UN General Assembly, but will now stay until Tuesday morning.
Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito has undergone cataract surgery at a hospital in Tokyo.
The Emperor Emeritus arrived at the University of Tokyo Hospital shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Monday. His wife, Empress Emerita Michiko, joined him there a little later.
An emergency heavy rain warning for Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan has been downgraded to a warning. But Japanese weather officials are still urging people to remain alert for flooding and landslides due to severe tropical storm Nanmadol.
Japan's Meteorological Agency held a news conference on Monday. Kurora Ryuta said that the Honjo River, flowing through Miyazaki Prefecture, remains at a high level. Kurora said soil is still accumulating a lot of water and slopes could collapse even though the rain has stopped.