The strong Dujuan typhoon was advancing today toward the east coast of Japan, with gusts of up to 198 kilometers per hour and heavy rains in the Tokyo region, causing traffic restrictions.
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21/09/2026
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Lusa
Japan
The Dujuan, the 25th typhoon of the season according to Japanese classification, was at 9 a.m. (01 a.m. in Lisbon) about 120 kilometres west-southwest of the island of Hachijo and advanced northeast to 25 kilometers per hour, with sustained winds of up to 144 kilometers per hour, according to the Japan Weather Agency (JMA).
The Dujuan should head northeast and pass near the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Province (east of Tokyo), between the afternoon and tonight.
The National Office of Chiba Roads began, during the early hours, to prevent traffic in an underground passage of the city after issuing a danger warning due to heavy rains.
The storm also forced Tokyo Game Show, Asia's largest video game fair, to close one day earlier than expected. The 30th edition of the event — the largest in its history — ended on Sunday rather than today.
The JMA provides, until 06h00 Tuesday (22h00 today in Lisbon), a rain volume up to 350 mm in Tokai, 300 mm in Kanto (region including Tokyo) and the Izu Islands, and 200 mm in Tohoku.
The agency foresees very strong winds in the west of the 23 districts of Tokyo and also warned of the risk of landslides, floods and river transshipment.