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Typhoon approaches eastern Japan with warnings for floods and landslides

A powerful typhoon is approaching eastern Japan's Pacific coast, bringing torrential rain and strong winds that have prompted flood and landslide warnings. Organisers of the Asian Games in Aichi Prefecture have postponed equestrian eventing competitions until Tuesday due to the conditions. The full extent of potential damage or disruption along the storm's path has not yet been reported.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
4 differing positions reported on casualties across 6 publishers; unresolved.
  • aljazeeradeadly
  • theguardiantwo people killed
  • thehindukill two
  • radiosantafemuertos, desaparecidos
  • expressfour dead
  • taipeitimesfour people dead
3 differing positions reported on attribution across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • deutscheJapan
  • franceJapan
  • theguardiantyphoon Dujuan
  • thehinduNHK
3 differing positions reported on location across 10 publishers; unresolved.
  • thehindueastern Japan
  • dailyeastern Japan
  • deutscheJapan
  • bbcJapan
  • theguardianJapanese islands
  • franceJapan
  • aljazeeraJapan
  • radiosantafeJapón
  • expressJapan
  • taipeitimesJapan
2 differing positions reported on status across 10 publishers; unresolved.
  • thehinduapproaches
  • dailyapproaches
  • deutschesparks
  • bbchits
  • theguardianbrace
  • franceurges
  • aljazeerahits
  • radiosantafedeja
  • expressleaves
  • taipeitimesleaves
WhereJapan
35.556, 137.279 ±400 km
First reported34 days ago
Published2026-09-21 08:32 UTC
Occurred2026-09-21
Sources10
How this travelled.
Reports19Independent tellings9
9 independently corroborated tellings, 3 reported as carrying other outlets.

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Global Event Monitor. Typhoon approaches eastern Japan with warnings for floods and landslides. 2026-09-21T08:32:13.505Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3048. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-21/japan-typhoon-dujuan-sparks-flood-landslide-warnings-a083491e

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