Flights Scrapped, Evacuations Urged as Typhoon Dujuan Nears Japan
Authorities warned of record rainfall and urged more than 1.6 million residents to evacuate as flights and trains were canceled.
- On Monday, September 21, 2026, Typhoon Dujuan approached the Kanto region, prompting evacuation advisories for more than 1.6 million residents as the Japan Meteorological Agency warned of record-breaking rainfall.
- The year's 25th named storm, Dujuan, threatens record-breaking heavy rain via linear rainbands over the Izu Islands and Shizuoka Prefecture, creating severe flash flood risks.
- Widespread travel disruptions grounded 500 flights at Haneda and Narita airports, while more than 9,000 households in Chiba lost power and coastal areas recorded more than 300 mm of rainfall since Saturday.
- The typhoon forced early closure of the Tokyo Game Show and postponed equestrian events at the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya, disrupting travel during Japan's Silver Week holiday.
- Rainfall in the Tokai, Kanto, and Tohoku regions could reach up to 350 mm through Tuesday morning, with JMA maintaining high alerts for landslides and swollen rivers as the storm tracks northeast.
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Typhoon Dujuan led on Monday to the cancellation of 275 flights in Japan and evacuation instructions concerning more than 1.6 million inhabitants, while meteorologists warned against potentially record rains as he approached Tokyo.
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Due to typhoon Dujuan today 275 flights have been cancelled in Japan and an evacuation order has been issued for more than 1.6 million inhabitants in...
Flights scrapped, evacuations urged as Typhoon Dujuan nears Japan
Japan often sees strong typhoons in the late summer and early autumn, and other storms have already disrupted some events at the Asian Games being hosted in the country. Dujuan was bringing winds of around 144 kilometres (89 miles) per hour on Monday as it moved to around 130 kilometres south of Katsuura City near Tokyo. Japan Airlines cancelled 135 flights and All Nippon Airways scrapped 140, while more than 9,000 households near Tokyo were wit…
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The typhoon is this Monday about 130 kilometres south of Katsuura, near Tokyo, with winds reaching 144 kilometres per hour.
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