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Kanagawa Requests Self-Defense Forces for Typhoon Dujuan Rescues

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 2:26 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Japan Agency Deploys Rescue

Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency deployed rescue teams after Typhoon Dujuan caused deadly landslides.
At least nine people died and six remain missing in Chiba and Kanagawa.
Oshima Island recorded 832 mm of rain in 48 hours, double its September average.
Ichihara city logged a 24-hour record 392.5 mm of precipitation.
Kanagawa prefecture requested Self-Defense Forces to aid excavation and rescue of six missing residents.

Summary

Takaichi Continues US Trip

Typhoon Dujuan caused a landslide in Yokosuka that killed a woman in her 60s.
Japan Airlines canceled 135 flights because of the storm.
All Nippon Airways scrapped 140 flights because of the storm.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi posted condolences on X and continued a scheduled U.S. trip.
Takaichi will address the UN General Assembly in New York and meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

History

Historical Context

In September 1959 Typhoon Vera, a Category-5 super-typhoon, struck Honshu, killing over 5,000 people and causing about $600 million in damage. The disaster revealed weak flood defenses, leading the Japanese National Diet to enact the 1961 Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act and form the Central Disaster Prevention Council. Those reforms underpin today’s coordinated response by the Self-Defense Forces and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

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Japan Agency Deploys Rescue

Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency deployed rescue teams after Typhoon Dujuan caused deadly landslides.
At least nine people died and six remain missing in Chiba and Kanagawa.
Oshima Island recorded 832 mm of rain in 48 hours, double its September average.
Ichihara city logged a 24-hour record 392.5 mm of precipitation.
Kanagawa prefecture requested Self-Defense Forces to aid excavation and rescue of six missing residents.

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