The powerful Typhoon Dujuan battered Tokyo and the surrounding greater Tokyo area in Japan from yesterday through the early hours of today, September 22, bringing record-breaking torrential downpours to the region.

Landslides triggered by the heavy rainfall left 2 people dead and 4 missing.

As Dujuan moved northeastward along the waters surrounding Tokyo and the Izu Islands, torrential rain lashed the region yesterday afternoon.

In Oshima Town in the Izu Islands, the 24-hour precipitation reached 686.5 mm as of 5:20 PM, which is double the average September monthly precipitation of 341.3 mm.

Rainfall totals over a 24-hour period reached 392.5 mm in Usaku, Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture; 345.5 mm in Funabashi City; 308.0 mm in Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture; and 282.5 mm in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo.

All of these figures mark the highest precipitation amounts recorded since statistics began.

The short bursts of heavy rain caused landslides, river overflows, and road inundations in various areas.

In Kanagawa Prefecture, a landslide resulted in 1 death and 4 missing persons, while another person died in Chiba Prefecture.

Although the typhoon has now passed over the eastern waters of Japan and moved away from the greater Tokyo area, authorities have urged caution as the ground remains weakened in places due to the record rainfall accumulated so far.

Power outages also occurred.

According to Tokyo Electric Power Company, approximately 49,080 households across four prefectures, including Chiba, Tochigi, Shizuoka, and Kanagawa, remained without power as of 6:44 AM on September 22.

Disruptions and delays in train services have also continued.

Since the first trains departed today, operations on lines operated by JR East, such as the Sobu, Uchibo, and Sotobo lines, have faced suspensions and cancellations.

The Keikyu Line connecting Tokyo and Kanagawa has also experienced suspended operations on certain sections.

With train services to and from Narita Airport suspended, passengers who arrived at the airport the previous night faced inconveniences, such as spending the night at the airport.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who had planned to depart for New York, United States, the previous night to attend the United Nations General Assembly and hold a bilateral summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, also delayed her departure by four hours from the original schedule due to the typhoon's impact.

Prime Minister Takaichi departed Haneda Airport aboard a government aircraft at around 11:00 PM the previous night.

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