The number of victims of the passage of typhoon Dujuan through Japan has increased to ten dead, four missing and 28 injured, after the phenomenon has caused rains, landslides and floods, especially in the Tokyo region.
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23/09/2026
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O Japan’s Department of Fire and Disaster Management updated the balance for six deaths in Chiba, three in Kanagawa, and one in Miyazaki, as well as four missing — two in Chiba and two in Kanagawa.
The authorities also recorded a serious injury and 27 minor injuries.
The six killed in Chiba were victims of landslides, reported the Japanese television station NHK.
Typhoon Dujuan caused damage in 659 homes, 22 of which were destroyed.
The Dujuan reached eastern Japan between Monday and Tuesday reaching a maximum precipitation value in 48 hours in Oshima, reaching 832 millimeters, according to the Japan Weather Agency.
At the height of the storm, authorities issued retreat orders to more than 1.9 million people in six provinces: Saitama, Ibaraki, Chiba, Tokyo, Shizuoka and Kanagawa.
On Monday, Dujuan also caused the cancellation of about 500 flights at Haneda and Narita airports in Tokyo, and forced the anticipation on a day of the closing of Tokyo Game Show, Asia's largest video game fair, held in Chiba.