Typhoon Roke hits Japan

Typhoon Roke: A woman braves strong winds as Typhoon Roke hits the Tokyo area

A woman struggles with her umbrella as typhoon Roke brings torrential rain and high winds to the Tokyo area Photograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images

Typhoon Roke: A Japanese fisherman ties down his fishing boat

A Japanese fisherman ties down his fishing boat in Taito port Photograph: EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN/EPA

Typhoon Roke: Rescue team members prepare sand bags to secure a river bank in Nagoya

Rescue workers prepare sandbags to secure a riverbank in Nagoya Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA

Typhoon Roke: Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel carry sandbags to shore

Japanese army personnel carry sandbags ashore Photograph: FRANCK ROBICHON/EPA

Typhoon Roke: Evacuees rest at an evacuation centre in Nagoya

Residents rest at an evacuation centre in Nagoya. More than 1m people in central Japan have been urged to evacuate Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters

Typhoon Roke: Rescue team members prepare sandbags to secure a river bank

Rescue workers secure a riverbank with sandbags Photograph: FRANCK ROBICHON/EPA

Typhoon Roke: A man walks towards a fire brigade truck near a river bank in Nagoya

A man walks towards a fire engine as work starts to secure a riverbank in Nagoya Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA

Typhoon Roke: A man walks toward a damaged truck at a factory close to the Shonai river

A damaged lorry at a factory close to the Shonai river Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters

Typhoon Roke: Toyota cars are covered by debris following floods near the Shonai river

Cars in Nagoya covered in debris after floods near the Shonai river. The Toyota carmaker, which has its production HQ near Nagoya, closed 11 factories early in central Japan to ensure staff safety Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA

Typhoon Roke: police officers in rain gear regulate vehicles on a flooded national route

Police officers manage traffic on the flooded highway in Toyokawa, central Japan Photograph: Kyodo News/AP

Typhoon Roke, Japan: Two women in kimonos make their way through rain in Tokyo's Ginza area

Two women in kimonos battle the rain in Tokyo's Ginza shopping area Photograph: Kyodo News/AP

Typhoon Roke, Japan: Policemen attempt to remove a tree toppled by strong wind at Ginza district

Police try to remove a tree toppled by strong winds from typhoon Roke at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo Photograph: Shizuo Kambayashi/AP

Typhoon Roke, Japan: Passengers wait for the resumption of a train service at Shibuya station

Passengers wait to board a train halted by typhoon Roke, at Shibuya station in Tokyo Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

Typhoon Roke, Japan: A man walks past an uprooted tree on the bed of the Shonai River

A man passes an uprooted tree on the by the swollen Shonai river at Kasugai, central Japan Photograph: Kyodo News/AP

Typhoon Roke: Farmlands are under waters flooded from the Toyo River in central Japan

Farmland flooded from the Toyo river in central Japan Photograph: AP

Typhoon Roke: Japan Ground Self-Defence Force soldiers rescue residents Koriyama

Soldiers rescue residents in Koriyama, Fukushima Photograph: Reuters

Typhoon Roke: Japan Ground Self-Defence Force soldiers rescue a dog and a woman, Koriyama

Soldiers rescue a pet dog and a woman in Koriyama Photograph: Reuters

Typhoon Roke: Passengers wait for the resumption of train service in Tokyo

Passengers wait for the resumption of train services at Shibuya station in Tokyo Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

Typhoon Roke: Stranded passengers rush to gates after train service resumed in Tokyo

Stranded passengers rush through gates as services are resumed at Shinjuku station in Tokyo Photograph: AP

Typhoon Roke: Japan Self Defense Forces troops sandbagging at Shonai River in Nagoya City

Troops place sandbags on the banks of the Shonai river in Nagoya City Photograph: Japan Self Defense Forces/EPA

Typhoon Roke hits Japan – in pictures