<\/a> in southern Japan on Thursday, threatening \u201cunprecedented\u201d high winds, waves, heavy rainfall and powerful storm surges, according to Japan\u2019s disaster management agency.<\/p>\n <\/a> and dozens of others have been injured, officials said. Millions have been told to evacuate as the powerful storm pummels the region.<\/p>\n “Maximum caution is required given that forecasts are for strong winds, high waves and high tides that have not been seen thus far,” Satoshi Sugimoto, a director of the Japan Meteorological Agency, <\/a>.<\/p>\n Hundreds of thousands of people have also experienced power outages as the typhoon \u2014 <\/a> for tropical cyclones that form over the Northwest Pacific; whereas in the North Atlantic and central and eastern North Pacific Ocean, they\u2019re called hurricanes \u2014 pumped two feet of rain into some areas and wind gusts of up to 112 mph.<\/p>\n Meteorologists expect Typhoon Shanshan to continue to bear down on southwest Japan for the next few days before moving northeast to the central and eastern regions of the country, including the capital Tokyo, over the weekend.<\/p>\nWho has been affected by Typhoon Shanshan?<\/h2>\n