Typhoon Surigae Moves Toward Japan's Honshu... Possibility of Affecting Competition

As the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games approach their latter half, Typhoon Surigae, the 26th typhoon, is heading toward the Pacific coast east of Honshu, where Aichi is located.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency today (September 27), Typhoon Surigae was moving north-northeast at a speed of 15 km/h from waters south of Okinawa as of 6 a.m. today.

Its central pressure is 975 hPa, with a maximum wind speed near the center of 35 m/s and a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 50 m/s.

The meteorological agency expects the typhoon to develop and move northward, approaching Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture on September 29 while maintaining strong intensity.

Winds have already grown stronger in Okinawa Prefecture, and the agency predicts that today's maximum wind speed will reach 23 m/s with a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 35 m/s.

With wave heights expected to reach 6 meters, Okinawa Prefecture has issued warnings, urging sufficient caution against high waves, strong winds, and landslide disasters.

Depending on the typhoon's track, the meteorological agency warned that Okinawa could see warning-level heavy rain, forecasting 80 mm of precipitation in some areas over the 24-hour period until 6 a.m. on September 28, followed by another 80 mm of torrential rain during the subsequent 24 hours.

Because its future path remains fluid, it is not yet clear whether the typhoon will deliver a direct blow to Aichi Prefecture, where the Asian Games are being held, but there is a possibility that rain clouds driven by the typhoon could shroud the region.

According to the meteorological agency's projected path, the typhoon is expected to come closest to the Chubu region, including Aichi Prefecture, on October 1 and 2, close to the closing ceremony (October 4).

It is also expected to affect the metropolitan area, including Tokyo.

If the typhoon directly strikes the metropolitan area, there are concerns that water damage could hit Chiba Prefecture once again, an area currently in the middle of recovery following successive damages from record-breaking torrential downpours.

Chiba Prefecture suffered unprecedented heavy rain in mid-August and early September, and was recently struck by Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th typhoon.

Kyodo News urged special vigilance in Chiba Prefecture and Kanagawa Prefecture, which have already suffered severe damage from heavy rains caused by Typhoon 25.

Meanwhile, separate from Typhoon Surigae, rain is forecast across a wide area from southwestern Kyushu to the Chubu region in Honshu today due to the influence of an autumn rain front.

In particular, the meteorological agency emphasized the need to guard against landslide disasters, flooding, and overflowing rivers as linear precipitation zones (concentrated heavy rain bands) may form in areas such as Nagasaki Prefecture, Fukuoka Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture, and Saga Prefecture.

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