Typhoon Dujuan kills at least four in Japan and causes widespread disruption
Typhoon Dujuan struck Japan in September 2026, killing at least four people and triggering landslides near Tokyo. Nearly two million residents were urged to evacuate, tens of thousands of households lost power, and hundreds of flights were cancelled. The storm also disrupted events at the Asian Games and forced the early closure of a major video game trade fair in Tokyo.
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Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
3 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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The Guardian
South China Morning Post
Reuters
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
The Guardian
At least four people killed in Japan as typhoon Dujuan triggers heavy rain, landslides
climate change context · negative
South China Morning Post
Japan begins clean-up after Typhoon Dujuan kills 4, batters east
recovery and disruption focus · neutral
First to report
- Reutersfirst
- The Guardian+1.6 h
- South China Morning Post+3.6 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
Headlines that changed · the same article, re-listed with a new headline
The Guardian · 2026-09-22 05:57 UTC
At least two people killed in Japan as typhoon Dujuan triggers heavy rain, landslides
Reuters · 2026-09-22 07:47 UTC
Torrential rains brought by Japan typhoon kill two, NHK says - Reuters
The split, in one line
SCMP leads with clean-up begins and the death toll of four, while Reuters headlines kill two citing NHK, and The Guardian emphasizes climate change is intensifying the risk posed by heavy rains.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“Japan begins clean-up after Typhoon Dujuan kills 4, batters east”
“Torrential rains brought by Japan typhoon kill two, NHK says”
“At least four people killed in Japan as typhoon Dujuan triggers heavy rain, landslides”
5 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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Typhoon Dujuan killed at least four people in Japan
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