Typhoon Jebi has made landfall in Japan after evacuation plans for almost 300,000 people were issued in the face of the huge storm.

Over 1 million people have been forced to leave their homes.

At least nine people have been killed and over 150 people are injured.

Ferocious winds and heavy rain battered the country forcing hundreds of flights to be cancelled as the storm roared north.

The country’s meteorological agency has said that large swathes of Japan should be on high alert for strong gusts, high waves and heavy downpours.

If it maintains force, it could be the strongest typhoon to make landfall in Japan since 1993.