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Typhoon Dujuan killed at least two people and left nearly 50,000 households without power in Japan. The typhoon brought winds up to 144 km/h (89 mph) and caused landslides, forcing over 1.6 million residents near Tokyo to evacuate voluntarily. More than 280 mm of rain fell within 24 hours in some areas, setting record levels for the region. This event highlights concerns about climate change intensifying extreme weather patterns globally.

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On September 21, 2026, Typhoon Dujuan approached Japan's Pacific coast, bringing severe weather conditions including torrential rain and violent winds to the Kanto region and eastern parts of the country. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned of a heightened risk for landslides and flash floods as the typhoon neared Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures. By September 22, at least two people had died, with four confirmed dead by September 23rd, due to landslides triggered by heavy rainfall; six individuals remained missing.

The storm caused significant disruptions: over 1.6 million residents were advised to evacuate their homes, while travel was severely impacted with Japan Airlines canceling 135 flights and All Nippon Airways suspending 140 flights. The Asian Games in Aichi Prefecture postponed events due to the approaching typhoon. Additionally, more than 45,000 households near Tokyo were left without power after the storm passed through.

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Typhoon Dujuan has killed at least two people in Japan, while tens of thousands of houses near Tokyo remained without power after the storm swept through the region, authorities said on Tuesday. asserted

authorities → kill → Tuesday

Dujuan – which brought violent winds of 144km/h (89mph) – was moving away from Japan on Tuesday morning, allowing authorities to downgrade most heavy rain and landslide warnings. But the typhoon had already caused deaths, destruction and widespread chaos, including disruption of some events at the Asian Games and forcing the early closure in Tokyo of the one of the world’s biggest video game trade fairs. asserted

typhoon → bring → fairs

The city of Yokosuka in Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo, reported multiple landslides because of the torrential rain. asserted

city → report → rain

Mud flowing into a home killed a woman in her 60s in Yokosuka, the public broadcaster NHK said. asserted

broadcaster → flow → Yokosuka

Another person died in Chiba. asserted

person → die → Chiba

Search operations were continuing for four people missing after the landslides, NHK said. asserted

NHK → continue → landslides

Almost 50,000 households were still without electricity in Chibam near Tokyo on Tuesday morning, officials said. asserted

officials → say → morning

The storm forced Japan Airlines to cancel 135 flights and All Nippon Airways to scrap 140. asserted

Airways → force → 140

More than 1.6 million residents in and around Tokyo were urged to evacuate on Monday, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. uncertain

residents → urge → Agency

Although Dujuan weakened as it moved north-east, it dumped record rainfall in parts of the Tokyo area. asserted

it → weaken → area

Oshima, an island about 120km south of central Tokyo, was drenched with 832mm of rain over 48 hours, more than double its average rainfall for the whole of September, NHK reported. asserted

NHK → drench → September

Rainfall in Tokyo’s Edogawa ward reached a record 282.5mm over 24 hours. asserted

Rainfall → reach → hours

Japan often sees strong typhoons in the late summer and early autumn. asserted

Japan → see → summer

But scientists say human-driven climate change is intensifying the risk posed by heavy rains because a warmer atmosphere holds more water. asserted

atmosphere → say → water

Typhoon Dujuan is the latest extreme weather event in a year of unusually intense rain, floods and tropical cyclones that have hit regions across the globe, from east Asia to North America and Europe. asserted

that → hit → America

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