21 September 2011Last updated at 14:44

In pictures: Japan's Typhoon Roke

Police direct traffic on a flooded road in Toyokawa, Japan (21 Sept 2011)

Japan has been hit by a strong typhoon that has inflicted deaths and injuries and flooded large areas.

Waves crash over the harbour in Kiho, Mie Prefecture, Japan (21 Sept 2011)

Typhoon Roke brought winds of up to 162km/h (100mph) as it made landfall near the city of Hamamatsu and whipped up huge waves in the port town of Kiho in Mie prefecture.

Aerial view of flooded Toyokawa, Aichi, in central Japan (21 Sept 2011)

More than a million people were told to evacuate their homes as the typhoon approached, inundating areas including the central prefecture of Aichi.

A woman in Tokyo struggles with an umbrella (21 Sept 2011)

Businesses and schools in the capital, Tokyo, were forced to close early.

Fallen tree in Tokyo's Shibuya district (21 Sept 2011)

Strong winds brought down trees in Tokyo's Shibuya district.

Passengers wait for services at Shibuya station in Tokyo.

Public transport has been disrupted, several motorways closed and hundreds of flights cancelled.

An armchair sits in mud close to the Shonai river in Nagoya, central Japan (21 Sept 2011)

The typhoon comes only months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that killed some 20,000 people across Japan.

Japan Ground Self-Defence Force troops shore up the banks of the Shonai river in Nagoya (21 Sept 2011)

Troops from Japan's Self Defence Force shored up the banks of the Shonai river in Nagoya, to protect low-lying areas.

Further west, in Wakayama prefecture, cars had to drive through deep floodwaters to safety.

Damaged cars at a factory near the Shonai river in Nagoya, central Japan (21 Sept 2011)

This is the second time in less than a month that Japan has been lashed by a strong typhoon.

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In pictures: Japan's Typhoon Roke

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