In the early hours of a September Tuesday, Typhoon Dujuan reminded Japan — and the world — that nature's rhythms do not pause for the routines of modern life. More than 1.6 million people near Tokyo were urged to leave their homes as winds of 144 kilometers per hour and record-breaking rainfall swept across the region, claiming two lives through landslides and unraveling the infrastructure that millions depend upon daily. The storm has since turned northeast toward open water, but the saturated earth and lingering warnings speak to a truth typhoon seasons always reassert: the reckoning does no
Typhoon Dujuan Forces Mass Evacuations, Flight Cancellations Across Japan
Two people confirmed dead from landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures; over 1 million residents evacuated.