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Typhoon approaches eastern Japan, prompting flood and landslide warnings

Global Published 21 September 2026, 11:43 · archived 21 Sep 2026

TOKYO: A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan’s Pacific coast on Monday, bringing torrential rain, violent winds and a heightened risk of landslides across the Kanto region and other parts of eastern Japan, the weather agency said. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned that conditions could deteriorate rapidly as Typhoon Dujuan was forecast to pass close to the Tokyo metropolitan area later in the day. Heavy rain has already drenched parts of the Izu Islands, Chiba Prefecture and other Pacific coastal areas, with some locations recording more than 300 mm (12 inches) of rainfall since ...

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