Typhoon Dujuan threatens Japan
Typhoon Dujuan, the season's 25th, struck Japan's Tokyo area, killing at least four people and prompting evacuation advisories that grew from over 1.6 million to nearly 2 million residents in low-lying coastal areas as the storm approached, with Japan's Meteorological Agency warning of an 'imminent threat to life.' Landslides hit Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures - eight homes damaged in Chiba, including some submerged, and rescue crews searching for a resident of a Yokosuka house struck by mud - while hundreds of flights were cancelled and rainfall approached the monthly September average. The evacuation order has since been lifted but landslide warnings remain in force as authorities warn hillsides destabilised by heavy rain remain dangerous. The storm hit at the start of Japan's three-day 'silver week' holiday, disrupting travel plans, festivals and events including the Asian Games underway in central Japan, and left roughly 46,000 households without power.
As it ran
22 September 2026
- Four dead after powerful Typhoon Dujuan lashes Japan BBC News
- Typhoon Dujuan kills two in Japan, causes travel chaos near Tokyo Al Jazeera
- Japan begins clean-up after Typhoon Dujuan kills 4, batters east South China Morning Post
- At least four killed as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan Al Jazeera