Typhoon Dujuan has struck Japan's capital region, resulting in at least four fatalities and eight people reported missing as of the morning of September 22. Heavy rainfall in Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures caused landslides that buried homes and apartments. In Sakura City, extensive flooding occurred, and approximately 4,000 people were stranded overnight at Narita Airport.
According to the Asahi Shimbun, a landslide in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, claimed the life of a 64-year-old woman. A couple in their 70s living nearby has been unaccounted for. In Miura City, two individuals, including a woman in her 20s, are also missing due to landslides affecting apartments and homes.
Chiba Prefecture also experienced significant landslide damage. In Sanmu City, a woman in her 70s was found on the first floor of a home and later died at a hospital. A 51-year-old man was killed while clearing debris in Sodegaura City. An 80-year-old woman is reported missing in Mobara City.
The extent of the damage is expected to increase as search operations continue. The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that landslides occurred in two locations in Kamogawa City, damaging at least ten homes. Among five people rescued in the Kominato area, an 80-year-old woman died in the hospital, while a man in his 70s and another in his 80s remain missing. Additionally, one man in his 60s is unaccounted for at another landslide site. Chiba Prefecture requested the deployment of Self-Defense Forces for rescue operations at 7:30 a.m. on the same day.
Flooding and power outages have also been widespread. Asahi reported that by the morning of September 22, the area around JR Sakura Station in Chiba was extensively flooded. Residents were unable to return home as water levels did not recede overnight, unlike previous flooding in August when roads were submerged but cleared by the next morning. As of 6:44 a.m., approximately 49,000 households across Chiba, Kanagawa, Tochigi, and Shizuoka prefectures were without power.
Narita Airport was temporarily isolated as all major transportation routes, including rail and highways to central Tokyo, were cut off. As of 4 a.m. on September 22, around 4,000 people were stranded at the airport, where operators provided blankets and water to passengers. The typhoon caused the cancellation of 240 flights, with nine others redirected to different airports, including Kansai Airport.
Rail services were also disrupted. JR East suspended operations on parts of the Sobu, Uchibo, and Sotobo lines, while Keikyu Line services were halted in some areas.
The typhoon moved out to the eastern sea of Japan on the morning of September 22. However, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned of the risk of landslides, flooding in low-lying areas, and river overflows due to the record rainfall that weakened the ground and raised river levels in the Kanto region.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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