A powerful typhoon headed north after dumping heavy rains on Japan's tsunami-devastated coastline, paralyzing commuter trains in the capital, and leaving at least 16 people dead or missing across the country. (AP)
1. Surging waves hit against the breakwater (防浪堤) in Udono in a port town of Kiho, Mie(三重) Prefecture (县), central Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. A powerful typhoon was bearing down on Japan's tsunami-ravaged northeastern coast Wednesday, approaching a nuclear power plant crippled in that disaster and prompting calls for the evacuation of more than a million people. (AP Photo/Chunichi Shimbun, Daiji Yanagida) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES
2．People run in the rain caused by Typhoon Roke in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. The storm, packing sustained winds of up to 100 mph (162 kph), made landfall in the afternoon near the central Japanese city of Hamamatsu, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) west of Tokyo. The storm was expected to cut a path northeast through the capital and into the northeastern region of Tohoku, which was devastated by the March 11 tsunami and earthquake.
3．Policemen inspect a damaged vehicle after a large tree fell due to strong winds caused by Typhoon Roke in Shizuoka, central Japan. A powerful typhoon smashed into Japan on Wednesday churning （搅拌, 搅动） through the stricken Fukushima nuclear power station but failed to damage the already battered plant, its operators said
4．Cars drive through a flooded Route 151 due to Typhoon Roke in Toyokawa, central Japan September 21, 2011. At least four people died and two were missing in Japan as Typhoon Roke bore down on Tokyo on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds and disturbing transport systems, public broadcaster NHK said. Mandatory Credit REUTERS/Kyodo (JAPAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
5．Pedestrians make their way through strong winds and rains from Typhoon Roke in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. The powerful typhoon was bearing down on Japan's tsunami-ravaged northeastern coast Wednesday, approaching a nuclear power plant crippled in that disaster and prompting calls for the evacuation of more than a million people. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
6．Rescue workers transport evacuees in a boat through floodwaters in Nagoya in central Japan's Aichi prefecture on September 20. A powerful typhoon smashed into disaster-ravaged Japan on Wednesday, having already killed at least four people, less than a month after a vicious storm left 100 dead
7．An aerial view of flooded Toyokawa, central Japan is pictured by Kyodo September 21, 2011. Typhoon Roke, the second big storm to hit Japan this month, was packing winds of up to 220 km per hour (130 miles per hour) and dumped more than 40 cm (16 inches) of rain in parts of eastern and western Japan over the past 24 hours, the Japan Meteorological （气象的） Agency said. Mandatory Credit REUTERS/Kyodo