Waves are seen as super typhoon Neoguri approaches the region, at Cape Kyan in Itoman on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 7, 2014. Japan’s weather agency on Monday issued emergency warnings to urge people in the country’s southern islands to take maximum precautions as the super typhoon described as a “once in decades storm” is set to rake the Okinawa island chain with heavy rain and powerful winds. Mandatory credit REUTERS/Kyodo (JAPAN – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. YES