Typhoon sweeps into Japan
Women walk in strong winds caused by typhoon Neoguri at Kokusai street, a shopping and amusement district in Naha, on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, July 8, 2014. The powerful typhoon forced Japanese authorities to cancel flights and urge more than 500,000 people to evacuate their homes on Tuesday as the storm threatened to bring torrential rain and high winds to Japan's southern islands.
Typhoon Neoguri
In this handout provided by the MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite, super Typhoon Neoguri in the East China Sea at 1:00 AM EDT, July 8, 2014.
Typhoon Neoguri
Local residents battle strong wind as they walk on a suspension bridge in New Taipei City as typhoon Neoguri nears eastern Taiwan, July 8, 2014.
Typhoon Neoguri
A woman squats down to avoid strong winds brought by Typhoon Neoguri along a street in Naha on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, July 8, 2014.
Typhoon Neoguri
A wooden house lays collapsed by strong winds in Naha, Okinawa, July 8, 2014.
Typhoon Neoguri
Satoshi Ebihara, Japan's meteorological agency expert, speaks at a press conference about a super typhoon at the agency in Tokyo, July 7, 2014.
Typhoon Neoguri
A man walks across a road at a pedestrian crossing in strong winds caused by Typhoon Neoguri in Naha, Okinawa, July 8, 2014.
Typhoon Neoguri
Vehicles avoid an electric power line hanging in the middle of the road after it was snapped by heavy winds from Typhoon Neoguri in Nago, Okinawa prefecture, July 8, 2014.
Typhoon Neoguri
Waves crash as Typhoon Neoguri approaches the region at Wase beach at Amami Oshima, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, July 8, 2014.
Typhoon Neoguri
Trees branches sheared by strong wind lay on a street at Naha in Japan's southern island of Okinawa, July 8, 2014.