A powerful typhoon has slammed into western Japan, leaving at least nine people dead and more than 300 others injured.<br />Typhoon Jebi is said to be the strongest to hit the country in over two decades.<br />Ro Aram reports. <br /> The Japanese government issued evacuation advisories for more than a million people following the storm's landfall on Shikoku on Tuesday. <br />Typhoon Jebi has since moved across Japan's largest main island of Honshu.<br />It has left thousands of travelers stranded at Kansai International Airport in Osaka. <br />Hundreds of flights had to be cancelled after strong winds and high waves caused runways to be flooded and several planes to be submerged up to their engines. <br /> Railway services in and around Kyoto have also been paralyzed with a roof at one station being blown off.<br />Bullet train services between Tokyo and Hiroshima were also suspended, but some were resumed later Tuesday when the typhoon left the region. <br />Universal Studios Japan, a popular amusement park near Osaka, also had to be closed. <br />Tens of thousands of people across western Japan are without power.<br />Officials have warned of possible landslides, flash flooding and violent winds, urging people in affected areas to evacuate quickly.<br /> Japan is no stranger to strong storms and other natural disasters, but this one packs a punch.<br />Jebi - which means swallow in Korean - is the first typhoon to be classed as "very strong" by Japan's weather agency since 1993.<br /> The storm is expected to weaken as it moves north and out to sea.<br />Ro Aram, Arirang News. <br />
