Powerful typhoon Shanshan has moved off the Japanese west coast, after killing nine people, injuring 270 and leaving one person missing, as it cut across southern Japan, officials have said.

As of 11:00 am (0200 GMT), the typhoon was located 210 kilometers (130 miles) off the Japanese coastal city of Matsue in western Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Shanshan, packing winds of up to 108 kilometers (70 miles), was moving toward the Russian coast, but was expected to turn northeast to hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido by Wednesday morning, the agency added.

The agency issued high wave and strong wind warnings to areas along the Sea of Japan (East Sea).

It also warned of strong rains in the Kanto region, of which Tokyo is a part, and other areas.

"As the typhoon moves north, stronger winds are expected in the Hokuriku and Hokkaido regions along the Sea of Japan. Waves along the areas are likely to become suddenly high," the agency said.

The typhoon hit land near Sasebo on the southern island of Kyushu shortly after 6:00 pm (0900 GMT) Sunday on its way from the East China Sea.

In all, nine people, mostly in Kyushu, died during the weekend of storms in Japan.

A 39-year-old electrician died on the island Sunday afternoon, after an industrial container at his firm fell on top of him, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

Also in Kyushu, a moored ferry from Maldives overturned late Sunday, throwing five crew members to the sea, killing one of them. A local journalist covering the effect of the typhoon in western Hiroshima remained missing since Saturday night, the agency added.

An express train was blown off the tracks, in the city of Nobeoka, in Kyushu, slightly injuring six of some 45 passengers on board, police said.

A glass entrance of a supermarket in the city was crushed by flying debris, knocking down a shell with three people underneath it. One of them died after he was taken to hospital.

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An express train that was carrying 45 passengers, lies overturned on the ground as heavy winds from typhoon Shanshan blew the carriages off the track at Nobeoka city in Miyazaki prefecture, Japan's southern island of Kyushu. (AFP)