 On June 16 , the Central Weather Bureau issued sea and land warnings in Taiwan as Soudelor was anticipated to produce torrential rains , gale @-@ force winds , and rough seas . All fishermen in the area were urged to return to port before the onset of the typhoon . As the typhoon tracked near Taiwan , the Japan Meteorological Agency began advising residents in Okinawa to closely monitor the storm . One of the major airlines in Japan , All Nippon Airways , cancelled 66 domestic flights the same day , stranding an estimated 6 @,@ 000 people . During the storm , 257 domestic flights were canceled , and train and ferry service was canceled . In Nagasaki Prefecture , 732 schools were closed during the storm . Hundreds of people voluntarily evacuated in Japan . 
