Typhoon Dujuan Nears Tokyo as Level 5 Landslide Alert Issued for Izu Island Town
The Typhoon Dujuan Tokyo threat is now at its sharpest. Japan's 25th named storm of the year is moving up the Pacific side of the country, and the capital region is bracing for a very wet Monday night. Heavy rain has already soaked the Izu Islands and parts of Chiba. In response, forecasters have placed the town of Oshima under the highest-level landslide warning.
What the Typhoon Dujuan Tokyo Warnings Mean
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued a Level 5 landslide warning for the northern Izu Islands, the top tier of Japan's five-step alert scale. Oshima sits about 110 km south of Tokyo. Other parts of the Kanto region are under Level 4 warnings covering heavy rain, landslides and flooding.
The rainfall totals explain the concern. In the 24 hours to 7:40 a.m. Monday, Iz...