Overview
- The storm made landfall in southern Wakayama early Wednesday and prompted a Level 5 emergency flood warning for the Koza River, the highest alert in Japan’s revised warning system.
- Authorities issued evacuation advisories affecting about 370,000 people across multiple prefectures and ordered urgent evacuations in towns along the Koza River and other high‑risk areas.
- Government officials reported power outages to nearly 60,000 households and at least 15 people injured in earlier southern impacts, while airlines and rail operators cancelled or suspended hundreds of services.
- The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of very heavy rain with up to 200 mm possible in Tokai and Kanto‑Koshin and up to 120 mm in parts of Tohoku over 24 hours, noting that linear rainbands can produce much higher local totals.
- Emergency centers and major companies have paused operations and coordinated response efforts, and residents living near rivers and on steep slopes should expect further evacuation orders and transport disruptions as the storm tracks northeast.