( CNN ) -- Four people in Japan have been killed amid heavy rain from a powerful typhoon that is expected to make landfall Wednesday afternoon , authorities there said . The center of Typhoon Roke , which had sustained winds of up to 167 kph ( 103 mph ) Wednesday morning , could hit Japan 's Tokai region , which includes Nagoya city -- or the Kanto region , which includes Tokyo -- in the afternoon , Japan Meteorological Agency chief forecaster Yutaka Kanda said at a news conference . At of 8:45 a.m. Wednesday , Roke 's center was 280 kilometers southwest of Nagoya , where about 1 million people had been urged to evacuate . An evacuation order for about 80,000 residents of Nagoya was lifted , according to local media reports . Heavy rain fell in central and western Japan from the typhoon 's outer bands on Tuesday and Wednesday . Some downpours came at up to 50 millimeters ( 2 inches ) an hour , and some parts received more than 450 millimeters ( 17 inches ) over a day , according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK . Four people have died in Nagoya , including a 66-year-old man who fell from a roof Tuesday while trying to fix a stuck duct , city authorities said . Two other people -- a fourth-grade boy and an 84-year-old man -- were missing in Gifu prefecture , authorities said . People in the Tokai and Kanto regions should be prepared for heavy rain Wednesday , Kanda said , adding that the Kanto region may be most affected Wednesday evening . No airports were closed Wednesday , but several flights toward the Kyushu and Shikoku areas were canceled , transportation officials said . Several passenger trains were not running Wednesday in central and southern Japan , railway officials said . CNN 's Yoko Wakatsuki contributed to this report .
Typhoon Roke approaches Nagoya , expected to make landfall morning Tuesday . About 1 million deaths in Japan attributed to storm . About 1 million people have been urged to evacuate Nagoya . Several flights canceled ; some trains not running .