Typhoon "Lan" killed at least two people in Japan, and the authorities, on election day in that country, recommended the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.
Parts of Japan faced a typhoon as citizens voted in parliamentary elections. Wind gusts of up to 232 kilometers per hour were recorded.
One man died under construction scaffolding that collapsed under a gust of strong winds, while a fisherman lost his life trying to regain control of his boat, reports the Japanese Kyodo news agency.
A smaller number of people reported minor injuries, according to Reuters.
Thousands of people across Japan were warned to evacuate, and hundreds of flights were canceled as a powerful typhoon approached the island of Honshu, the newspaper "Japan Today" reports.
Typhoon "Lan" was another obstacle for the parties that want to defeat the ruling party and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the portal atimes.com said.
Typhoon "Lan" is located east of the Japanese city of Okinawa and is moving toward the northeast of the country at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour.
Lan is a category four storm, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced. The typhoon will approach Tokyo on Monday.
The agency issued warnings of heavy rainfall and flooding for Japan's Pacific coast, including parts of Tokyo, despite the typhoon being expected to weaken to a category three by Sunday evening, Reuters reported.
Some parts of Japan held their vote on Saturday, due to typhoon gusts.
The JMA has issued a warning of heavy rain and flooding on the Pacific side of Japan including the Tokyo area, recommending the evacuation of more than 70.000 households in various parts of Japan, and an evacuation order has been issued for more than 5.000 households, reports Japan's NHK television.
Strong winds of up to 180 kilometers per hour are forecast for Monday morning in central and eastern Japan.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters that he called on the government to take measures to minimize the danger to people's lives.
More than 300 flights have been canceled and rail traffic has been disrupted across the country, in some places due to power outages.
So far, there is no information on how the storm and evacuations will affect voting during today's parliamentary elections in Japan, the British agency notes.
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