TOKYO — Japan warned on Wednesday that an "extremely strong" typhoon bearing down on the main southern island of Kyushu would bring unusually violent storms, as three people remained missing after a landslide.

The approach of Typhoon Shanshan, packing gusts of up to 252 kilometers (157 miles) per hour and bringing widespread heavy rain, prompted automobile giant Toyota to suspend production at all 14 of its Japanese factories.

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