Flights axed, over 1 million urged to evacuate as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan

Asia - South China Morning Post · Sep 21, 2026

More than 1 million people were under evacuation advisories in Japan early on Tuesday and hundreds of flights have been cancelled as Typhoon Dujuan brushed past Tokyo, bringing torrential rain, flooding and landslides to the region. Four people have been confirmed dead as heavy rainfall triggered landslides in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures near Tokyo, local governments reported according to Japanese media including the Kyodo News agency. Japan often sees strong typhoons in the late summer and...