More than 1.8 million people in seven prefectures in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate immediately as Typhoon Haishen threatens to hit the region.

As of 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, evacuation orders were issued to the following municipalities -- Omuta City in Fukuoka Prefecture, Takeo City and Kohoku Town in Saga Prefecture, Goto City, Iki City, and Sasebo City in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kumamoto City, Kuma Village, and Tsunagi Town in Kumamoto Prefecture, Hita City in Oita Prefecture, Hyuga City, Misato Town, Kadogawa Town, and Kijo Town in Miyazaki Prefecture, Toshima Village, Tarumizu City, Kanoya City, Kagoshima City, Mishima Village, Nishinoomote City, Makurazaki City, Akune City, Satsumasendai City, Soo City, Minamiosumi Town, Kinko Town, and Nagashima Town in Kagoshima Prefecture.

More than 1.8 million people in seven prefectures in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate immediately as Typhoon Haishen threatens to hit the region.

As of 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, evacuation orders were issued to the following municipalities -- Omuta City in Fukuoka Prefecture, Takeo City and Kohoku Town in Saga Prefecture, Goto City, Iki City, and Sasebo City in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kumamoto City, Kuma Village, and Tsunagi Town in Kumamoto Prefecture, Hita City in Oita Prefecture, Hyuga City, Misato Town, Kadogawa Town, and Kijo Town in Miyazaki Prefecture, Toshima Village, Tarumizu City, Kanoya City, Kagoshima City, Mishima Village, Nishinoomote City, Makurazaki City, Akune City, Satsumasendai City, Soo City, Minamiosumi Town, and Kinko Town in Kagoshima Prefecture.

More than 1.6 million people in six prefectures in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate immediately as Typhoon Haishen threatens to hit the region.

As of 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, evacuation orders were issued to the following municipalities -- Kohoku Town in Saga Prefecture, Goto City, Iki City, and Sasebo City in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kumamoto City, Kuma Village, and Tsunagi Town in Kumamoto Prefecture, Hita City in Oita Prefecture, Hyuga City, Misato Town, Kadogawa Town, and Kijo Town in Miyazaki Prefecture, Toshima Village, Tarumizu City, Kanoya City, Kagoshima City, Mishima Village, Nishinoomote City, Makurazaki City, Akune City, Satsumasendai City, Soo City, Minamiosumi Town, and Kinko Town in Kagoshima Prefecture.

More than 810,000 people in four prefectures in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate immediately as Typhoon Haishen threatens to hit the region.

As of 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, evacuation orders were issued to the following municipalities -- Goto City and Sasebo City in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kuma Village and Tsunagi Town in Kumamoto Prefecture, Hyuga City, Misato Town, Kadogawa Town, and Kijo Town in Miyazaki Prefecture, Toshima Village, Tarumizu City, Kanoya City, Kagoshima City, Mishima Village, Nishinoomote City, Makurazaki City, Satsumasendai City, Soo City, Minamiosumi Town, and Kinko Town in Kagoshima Prefecture.

More than 780,000 people in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate immediately as Typhoon Haishen threatens to hit the region.

As of 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, evacuation orders were issued to the following municipalities -- Goto City and Sasebo City in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kuma Village and Tsunagi Town in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kijo Town in Miyazaki Prefecture, Toshima Village, Tarumizu City, Kanoya City, Kagoshima City, Mishima Village, Nishinoomote City, Makurazaki City, Satsumasendai City, Minamiosumi Town, and Kinko Town in Kagoshima Prefecture.

More than 530,000 people in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate immediately as Typhoon Haishen threatens to hit the region.

As of 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, evacuation orders were issued to over 36,000 people in Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture.

More than 430,000 people in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate immediately as Typhoon Haishen threatens to hit the region.

As of 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, evacuation orders were issued to over 36,000 people in Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture.

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TOKYO — Yamaha has warned people not to try and squeeze inside musical instrument cases after reports former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled Japan concealed inside in one. "We won't mention the reason, but there have been many tweets about climbing inside large musical instrument cases. A warning after any unfortunate accident would be too late, so we ask everyone not to try it," the Japanese company said in a post on its twitter account on Jan. 11. Ghosn, who is accused of hiding earnings, transferring investment losses to Nissan and misappropriating company funds, escaped from Japan at the end of December for Lebanon. Japanese authorities have vowed to pursue him and have issued an international wanted notice for him and his wife Carole. The former auto executive and fugitive has declined to reveal how he slipped past Japanese airport security, or confirm media reports accomplices smuggled him through a private jet lounge in Kansai Airport in western Japan hidden in large speaker box that was too large to fit through the facility's X-ray scanner. Earlier reports, which Ghosn has dismissed, said he was carried out of his home in Tokyo in a double bass case. Yamaha, which makes instruments and equipment ranging from pianos and double basses to drums, electronics and heavy duty speakers, thanked people in a second tweet for liking its first post, which was retweeted more than 50,000 times. It also reminded followers again that instrument cases are designed for instruments and not people.

Former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn has again criticized Japan's justice system as unfair.

Ghosn spoke to NHK and other Japanese media in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday, reiterating what he said at a news conference on Wednesday.