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Sep 20, 2026

Typhoon Dujuan kills at least four in Japan, prompts evacuation of 1.6 million

Typhoon Dujuan brought torrential rain and landslides to eastern Japan, killing at least four people and leaving 45,000 homes without power. Nearly 1.6 million people were ordered to evacuate as the storm approached Tokyo.

Sep 20, 2026·16 sources
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  • ▪Emergency crews and search-and-rescue teams continued searching for six people who remained missing after landslides triggered by Typhoon Dujuan in Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures
  • ▪Railway operators suspended services on several lines in Tokyo and surrounding regions, including sections of East Japan Railway's Sobu, Narita, and Sotobo lines
  • ▪The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its highest-level landslide warning for parts of the Izu Islands, including Oshima Town, where an imminent threat to life was declared

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