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OUTLETS DISAGREEWednesday 23 September 2026

Outlets disagree: Total death toll from Typhoon Dujuan

upi.com (6 dead as of Sept. 22); japantimes.co.jp (9 dead as of Wednesday morning); taipeitimes.com (4 dead); theguardian.com (at least 4 dead) the full text

As published

4 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

upi.com as published: Typhoon Dujuan: Death toll rises to 6, at least 6 others still missingupi.com2026-09-22 16:51:52japantimes.co.jp as published: Typhoon Dujuan leaves at least nine dead and four missing near Tokyojapantimes.co.jp2026-09-23 15:48:05taipeitimes.com as published: Typhoon Dujuan leaves four people dead in Japantaipeitimes.com2026-09-23 15:48:05theguardian.com as published: At least four people killed in Japan as typhoon Dujuan triggers heavy rain, landslidestheguardian.com2026-09-23 15:48:05
Same storyEarlier: Typhoon Dujuan struck Japan's eastern coast on September 22, 2024, with powerful winds…Each entry records what was published on its own date and is not edited afterwards.

What this entry found

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Number of people missing

    • upi.com (6 missing)
    • japantimes.co.jp (4 missing)
    • taipeitimes.com (6 missing)
    the full text
  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Number of homes damaged

    • upi.com (at least 470 buildings)
    • japantimes.co.jp (around 500 homes)
    • taipeitimes.com (more than 460 houses)
    the full text
  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    upi.com carried 5 details no other outlet reported.

    • Typhoon Dujuan unleashed 120 mph winds in the region
    • A 64-year-old woman in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture was killed after her home was engulfed in a landslide
    • One man was killed as he worked to clear a landslide from a road in Sodegaura, 30 miles southeast of Tokyo on the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture
    • At least 470 buildings were damaged in Kanagawa, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures
    • More than 58,000 homes were without power
4independent outlets
What happened, for context

Typhoon Dujuan struck Japan's eastern seaboard in late September 2026, causing deaths, injuries, landslides, and widespread power outages across the Kanto region near Tokyo. The storm brought record rainfall and displaced thousands of residents; reported death tolls and missing person counts vary across outlets.

Who reported it

  • upi.comWIRE
  • japantimes.co.jpINDEP
  • taipeitimes.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • theguardian.comINDEP

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Typhoon Dujuan struck the Kanto region near Tokyo in late September 2026, affecting Chiba, Kanagawa, and Ibaraki prefecturesupi.com, japantimes.co.jp, taipeitimes.com, theguardian.com
  • The typhoon triggered landslides and flooding that killed multiple people and left others missingupi.com, japantimes.co.jp, taipeitimes.com, theguardian.com
  • The storm brought record rainfall to parts of eastern Japan, with some areas recording more than 800 millimeters in 48 hoursjapantimes.co.jp, taipeitimes.com, theguardian.com
  • Tens of thousands of homes lost power across the affected regionsupi.com, japantimes.co.jp, taipeitimes.com, theguardian.com
  • Around 500 houses were damaged across Chiba, Kanagawa and Ibaraki prefecturesjapantimes.co.jp, taipeitimes.com
  • Deaths occurred in both Chiba and Kanagawa prefecturesjapantimes.co.jp, taipeitimes.com, theguardian.com
  • and 2 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Typhoon Dujuan unleashed 120 mph winds in the regiononly upi.com
  • A 64-year-old woman in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture was killed after her home was engulfed in a landslideonly upi.com
  • One man was killed as he worked to clear a landslide from a road in Sodegaura, 30 miles southeast of Tokyo on the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefectureonly upi.com
  • At least 470 buildings were damaged in Kanagawa, Ibaraki and Chiba prefecturesonly upi.com
  • More than 58,000 homes were without poweronly upi.com
  • The 25th named storm of the year had moved northeast away from Japan's Pacific coast by Tuesday nightonly japantimes.co.jp

Reported unevenly

  • Total death toll from Typhoon Dujuanstated by upi.com (6 dead as of Sept. 22), japantimes.co.jp (9 dead as of Wednesday morning), taipeitimes.com (4 dead), theguardian.com (at least 4 dead)
  • Number of people missingstated by upi.com (6 missing), japantimes.co.jp (4 missing), taipeitimes.com (6 missing) · absent from theguardian.com
  • Number of homes damagedstated by upi.com (at least 470 buildings), japantimes.co.jp (around 500 homes), taipeitimes.com (more than 460 houses)
  • Number of households without powerstated by upi.com (more than 58,000), taipeitimes.com (more than 45,000 in Chiba), theguardian.com (45,000 in Chiba)