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Julian Ryall

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 order has since been lifted, authorities are still warning residents to beware of landslides in areas where heavy rain has destabilised hillsides.
The storm hit at the start of a three-day “silver week” national holiday, affecting travel plans, festivals, outdoor musical performances and sporting events, including the 20th Asian Games being held in central Japan.


Mitsue Nagasaku, an office worker from Yokohama, had planned to go camping with friends, but cancelled late last week when it became clear how strong the winds would be.
“There have been a lot of typhoons already this year but this one was very strong,” she said.
“It rattled the windows for hours and the road outside our house was like a river … It was so noisy that I had to shout to be heard on the phone when I called my mother to see if she was OK.”
Chiba prefecture, primarily comprising a peninsula jutting out into the Pacific east of Tokyo, was once again among the hardest-hit regions, recording widespread flooding and two deaths.

A man in his fifties was killed after being knocked down by a landslide while operating a digger in the town of Sodegaura, the Chiba Nippo newspaper reported.
The unnamed man had been attempting to clear an earlier landslide when he was struck by the subsequent slip.
Local authorities issued a level five emergency warning, the highest alert, for the tens of thousands of residents living along low-lying areas of the Yoro River as raging floodwaters threatened to burst the banks.
Nearly 38cm (15 inches) of rain fell on Kimitsu city in the 24 hours to 6.50pm on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported – a record high.

Some towns received more rain in the space of a single day than was typical for the entire month of September, the agency added.
Other deaths occurred in Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo, where a woman’s house collapsed in a landslide and where rescuers were still searching on Tuesday for an elderly couple whose home had similarly collapsed.
An estimated 60,000 households in Tokyo and Chiba prefecture were left without power in the storm’s immediate aftermath.
All Nippon Airways cancelled 140 scheduled flights, including all services to the outlying Hachijojima island that lay directly in the typhoon’s path, while Japan Airlines grounded 135 flights.

Railway operator JR East partially suspended operations on lines connecting the capital to Chiba prefecture. Meanwhile, the extra day that had been planned for this year’s Tokyo Game Show, held at a convention centre in Chiba, was scrapped as a precaution.
Organisers of the major video game expo said in a statement they were prioritising the safety of all attendees, exhibitors and staff, “as well as ensuring everyone can return home safely”.
The final day of the Rock in Japan music festival in Chiba was also cancelled on Monday, alongside a number of baseball matches.
Less badly affected were the Asian Games in Nagoya and Aichi prefecture, although some equestrian events had to be rescheduled due to the weather, with organisers also blaming such concerns for empty seats seen at the opening ceremony.

Typhoon Dujuan was the 25th named storm of the Pacific season, with sustained winds of 130km/h (80 mph) and gusts up to 194km/h (121 mph). As of Tuesday afternoon, the storm had veered northeast over the Pacific Ocean.
An analysis published in June by Tokyo-based forecaster Weathernews predicted 28 typhoons forming in the northwestern Pacific this year, with around half expected to affect Japan.
Japan’s typhoon season typically ends in mid-October, though disruptions could emerge with this year’s “super El Nino” weather phenomenon, which threatens to extend the season into November.


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A satellite view shows Typhoon Dujuan approaching Japan on Sunday. Photo: CSU/CIRA and KMA/NMSC/Reuters

People cross a flooded street in Funabashi, Chiba prefecture, on Monday. Photo: Jiji Press/EPA

Travellers crowd a platform at Tokyo Station on Saturday, the first day of Japan’s ‘silver week” holiday. Photo: Kyodo

A residential area in Sakura, Chiba prefecture, is seen flooded on Tuesday due to the heavy rains brought by Typhoon Dujuan. Photo: Kyodo/Reuters

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Landslide warnings remained in force on Tuesday after the 25th typhoon of the season left thousands without power and ruined holiday plans