Typhoon Dujuan Just Grounded 275 Flights Near Tokyo, Here's Whether You Should Still Fly to Japan This Week

Breaking · Safety & Advisories Four dead, six missing and 275 flights cancelled as Typhoon Dujuan hit Tokyo, here's what the US, UK and Australia are actually telling travellers. By Laxman Rawal · Sep 22, 2026 Read the full story

Typhoon Dujuan has killed at least four people, left six missing and forced Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways to cancel 275 flights since the storm lashed Tokyo's Pacific coast on 21 September 2026. If you have a flight or a trip to Japan this week, the… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Is it safe to fly to Japan right now

Yes, for almost anywhere outside Tokyo's Pacific-facing coast the trip is going ahead as normal. A typhoon hits a region, not the whole archipelago — Dujuan's damage sits on the Boso Peninsula, Chiba and parts of Tokyo and Kanagawa, while Kyoto, Osaka… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

What actually happened with Typhoon Dujuan

Torrential rain triggered landslides that killed at least four people and left six missing, according to Al Jazeera's reporting on 22 September. Around 45,000 homes lost electricity. Japan Airlines cancelled 135 flights and All Nippon Airways cancelled 140 on… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Which parts of Japan are affected, and which aren't

The disruption is real but narrow: Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa took the brunt of the flooding and landslides, while inland Honshu and the whole of western and northern Japan carried on as normal. If your itinerary runs through Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima or… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

What the US, UK and Australian governments are telling travellers

None of the three governments most likely to be reading this has changed its Japan advisory because of Dujuan. That doesn't mean ignore the storm — it means the governments are treating this as a short, regional weather event rather than a reason to cancel a… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

What this means if you have a flight or trip to Japan this week

What this means for you If you're flying into Haneda or Narita in the next day or two, check your airline's app before you leave for the airport — JAL and ANA cancelled 275 flights between them on Monday and the backlog takes longer to clear than the storm… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Will my flight to Japan be cancelled this week?

Only if it departs or lands at Haneda or Narita during the storm's closest approach and its immediate aftermath. Check your airline's own status page directly rather than relying on a booking confirmation. Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Should I cancel a trip to Tokyo because of the typhoon?

No government is recommending cancellation. Dujuan is moving away from Japan and the advisory levels from the US, UK and Australia are unchanged, though a day or two of reduced train frequency and flight backlog around Tokyo is still likely. Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Is the rest of Japan, like Kyoto or Hokkaido, affected?

No. The flooding, landslides and flight cancellations are concentrated on Tokyo's Pacific coast, Chiba and Kanagawa. Western and northern Japan have seen none of it. Travellers rerouting around a storm this week aren't so different from anyone planning a… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

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