Climate
Typhoon Dujuan bears down on Japan's east coast with record rainfall warnings
September 21, 2026 at 11:26 AM · Updated 25d ago
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Typhoon Dujuan is forecast to restrengthen and pass near Tokyo's Boso Peninsula on Monday as Japan's weather agency warns of record rainfall.
- Tropical Storm Dujuan weakened Sunday after briefly reaching typhoon status Friday and is expected to regain strength by Tuesday.
- Japan's Meteorological Agency warned Dujuan could bring up to 350mm of rain in the Tokai region through Tuesday and urged coastal residents to stay alert for landslides.
- All Nippon Airways grounded flights to Hachijo Island and JR East suspended services around Chiba, home to Narita Airport.
- The storm disrupted a five-day holiday, forcing cancellation of Rock in Japan festival concerts and Monday's Tokyo Game Show programme.
- At least 524 flights were cancelled at Tokyo's Haneda and Narita airports, with over 300 domestic and about 60 international at Haneda.
- Ferry services in Tokyo Bay were cancelled and parts of the Tomei Expressway closed, while JR Tokai warned of possible bullet train cancellations.
- The storm is moving northeast at about 25 km/h and is expected to approach the Izu Peninsula and Tokyo by Monday noon.
- Almost two million people were under evacuation orders as the storm, the country's 25th typhoon of the year, struck multiple prefectures.
- Power cuts affected more than 50,000 people as the storm tore across the region.
- The storm's warnings were downgraded in most areas but remained in place in some regions.
- A woman in her 40s suffered minor injuries in Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, when her car hit debris from a landslide.
- The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its highest-level landslide warning for the northern Izu Islands and a level-four warning for parts of Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa and Ibaraki.





