{
  "id": 9083761,
  "title": "4 Killed, 6 Missing in Heavy Rain in Eastern Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/4-killed-6-missing-in-heavy-rain-in-eastern-japan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T04:33:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026092200259/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A total of four fatalities have been confirmed in the eastern Japanese prefectures of Kanagawa and Chiba, primarily due to landslides triggered by torrential rain from Typhoon Dujuan, which is the 25th typhoon of the year. Six individuals remain unaccounted for in these same prefectures, located close to Tokyo. Both Kanagawa and Chiba prefectural governments have requested the deployment of Self-Defense Forces personnel and are currently conducting searches for the missing persons, in collaboration with police officers and firefighters. In Yokosuka city, Kanagawa, a landslide occurred shortly before 2 p.m. on Monday, resulting in the collapse of a house. A resident in her 60s was discovered beneath the debris by firefighters around 9:30 p.m. that same day, but she succumbed to her injuries at the scene. The mud from the heavy rain inundated housing in Yokosuka and the neighboring city of Miura, leading to the disappearance of a couple in their 70s in Yokosuka, as well as two women - one in her 20s and another in her 30s - in Miura.",
  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)--A total of four people have been confirmed dead in the eastern Japan prefectures of Kanagawa and Chiba by 11 a.m. Tuesday, due partly to landslides caused by heavy rain from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th typhoon of the year, according to authorities. Six other people are missing in the prefectures, both adjacent to Tokyo. The Kanagawa and Chiba prefectural governmen...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}