World News by Wild Rose

What happened in Japan in September 2026? The key stories included landslides and flooding caused by Typhoon Dujuan, and sporting action at the Aichi-Nagoya Asia Games.

Around 100,000 Nishikigoi ornamental carp ready for sale were swept away after heavy rain caused by a typhoon breached some levees at a lake in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo, it has been revealed as authorities assess the widespread damage to local farming and fisheries. Typhoon Dujuan, which approached the region about a week ago, inundated rice paddy fields and other farmland while flooding facilities where carp and eels were being cultivated near Lake Imbanuma in northern Chiba. Kenji Tani, who...

Narita, Chiba Pref., Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Heavy rain from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th typhoon of the year, has caused breaches of embankments at Inbanuma, a major lake in Chiba Prefecture, which neighbors Tokyo, severely damaging fish farms and warehouses for agricultural produce. At the Tani Fish Farm, which grows "nishikigoi" ornamental carp and goldfish in the city of Narita near Inbanuma...

Narita, Chiba Pref., Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)--Heavy rain from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th typhoon of the year, has flooded a total of 884 residential buildings above or below floor level in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, the prefectural government said Thursday. The total included newly counted 56 buildings in the town of Sakae, which faces Inbanuma, a major lake in northern Chiba. Embankments...

Tokyo, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)--Two more people had been confirmed dead in the eastern Japan prefectures of Chiba and Kanagawa by 8 a.m. Wednesday after heavy rain from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th typhoon of the year, caused flooding and landslides. The death toll from the typhoon thus rose to nine, while four other people remained missing. Members of the Self-Defense Forces, the prefectural pol...

More than one million people were under evacuation advisories in Japan early Tuesday and hundreds of flights have been cancelled as Typhoon Dujuan brushed past Tokyo, bringing torrential rains, flooding and landslides to the region.

Residents of a wide swathe of eastern Japan were picking up the pieces on Tuesday after Typhoon Dujuan tore through the area the previous day, causing extensive flooding, landslides, power outages, flight cancellations and at least four deaths. Nearly 2 million people were instructed to evacuate their homes in low-lying coastal areas, or be prepared to move at short notice, after the Japan Meteorological Agency had warned that the typhoon posed an “imminent threat to life”. While the evacuation...

Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)--A total of four people have been confirmed dead in the eastern Japan prefectures of Kanagawa and Chiba by 11 a.m. Tuesday, due partly to landslides caused by heavy rain from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th typhoon of the year, according to authorities. Six other people are missing in the prefectures, both adjacent to Tokyo. The Kanagawa and Chiba prefectural governmen...

A plane landing in Tokyo that one passenger called 'a miracle' ended with applause as Typhoon Dujuan battered Japan.

Japan’s Meteorological Agency has warned of an "imminent threat to life" as Typhoon Dujuan bears down on the country, with nearly two million people urged to evacuate across six prefectures, including Tokyo.

The country's meteorological agency had warned of an "imminent threat to life," but this has now been downgraded in most areas.

Hundreds of flights were cancelled and more than one million people were under evacuation advisories in Japan on Monday as Typhoon Dujuan approached the capital Tokyo, potentially bringing record rainfall. In Sodegaura, Chiba, a woman in her 40s sustained minor injuries after driving into debris from a landslide. In Yokosuka, Kanagawa, rescue operations were underway for a female resident of a house struck by a landslide, with mud flowing inside. Eight houses in Chiba were damaged, including...

Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)--Typhoon Dujuan is expected to approach the Kanto region in eastern Japan, which includes Tokyo, on Monday, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is urging caution against heavy rain, strong winds and high waves. The large-scale typhoon, the 25th typhoon of the year, neared Japan's Ogasawara island chain in the Pacific on Friday afternoon and is expected to move n...