This handout photo taken and released on Sept 17, 2022 by the Japan Meteorological Agency shows satellite imagery showing Typhoon Nanmadol located near the southern remote islands of Japan. (HANDOUT / JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY / AFP)

TOKYO - The Japan Meteorological Agency warned on Saturday of a large and powerful typhoon expected to reach landfall in the southern island of Kyushu on Sunday, bringing up to half a meter of rain.

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Southern Kyushu could receive 500 millimeters of rain on Sunday, while the central Tokai region could see 300 millimeters, the  Japan Meteorological Agency forecast

The agency said it may issue a "special warning" for Kagoshima prefecture and the northern part of Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island, with the possibility of high waves and heavy rains in the regions.

"Unprecedented" storms and rainfall could strike the area, JMA official Ryuta Kurora said at a televised press conference, urging residents there to evacuate before it gets dark.

Southern Kyushu could receive 500 millimeters of rain on Sunday, while the central Tokai region could see 300 millimeters, the agency forecast.

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Typhoon Nanmadol, the 14th of the season, was near Japan's southern Minami-Daito Island heading northwest at 20 km per hour on Saturday afternoon. The storm is forecast to curve east and pass over Tokyo on Tuesday before moving out to sea by Wednesday.

Domestic broadcasters aired footage of strong winds and rain are already lashing down on Japan's southern island chain of Okinawa as the storm approached.