Typhoon Dujuan has left at least four people dead and six missing in Japan after torrential rain triggered landslides and flooding across the Tokyo region.
The storm battered Tokyo and surrounding prefectures on Monday before moving northeast along Japan’s Pacific coast. Four deaths were confirmed by Tuesday morning, while rescue teams continued searching for six missing people. The fatalities were linked to landslides in Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures. In Kanagawa, rescue workers searched homes and debris on the Miura Peninsula after landslides struck residential areas.
Earlier, authorities had warned of an “imminent threat to life” as heavy rain and powerful winds spread across eastern Japan. Evacuation orders were issued for more than 1.9 million people across six prefectures, although the orders were not legally mandatory.
Dujuan also disrupted transport and power supplies. More than 50,000 households lost electricity, while hundreds of flights were cancelled and some rail services were suspended. The storm produced sustained winds of about 130 km/h, with gusts reaching up to 194 km/h. Parts of eastern Japan also recorded exceptionally heavy rainfall, raising the risk of further landslides and flooding.
The typhoon disrupted events during Japan’s Silver Week holiday period. Monday’s programme at the Tokyo Game Show was cancelled, while concerts at the Rock in Japan music festival were also called off.
Dujuan is the 25th typhoon recorded in Japan this year. Its arrival followed other severe weather events across the Pacific and came during a period of unusually warm ocean conditions associated with a strong El Niño event.
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