Millions urged to evacuate as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan

Key Points:

• Nearly two million people in Japan are under evacuation orders as Typhoon Dujuan, with sustained winds of 130 km/h and gusts up to 194 km/h, impacts multiple prefectures, causing power outages and disrupting flights and rail services.
• The Japan Meteorological Agency has downgraded several warnings but maintains a danger to life alert in Oshima Town, with heavy rain and landslide warnings lifted or reduced in most areas.
• The typhoon, Japan's 25th this year, has forced cancellations of major events during a national holiday, including concerts at the Rock in Japan festival and the Tokyo Game Show, while Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has postponed her US trip to monitor the situation.
• Emergency services report casualties and rescues, including a woman possibly buried by a landslide and a man trapped while clearing debris; several homes have been damaged or destroyed by landslides.
• Climate experts note that while climate change may not increase the number of typhoons globally, it is likely causing storms to become more intense and bring heavier rainfall, with the current "super El Niño" phenomenon further intensifying Pacific storms.