{
  "id": 9165130,
  "title": "Road to Imperial Palace's Otemon Gate Flooded by Typhoon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/road-to-imperial-palaces-otemon-gate-flooded-by-typhoon",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T17:07:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150831.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Road to Imperial Palace's Otemon Gate flooded by typhoon\n\nTyphoon No. 25 inundated the path to Tokyo's Imperial Palace's Otemon Gate on September 22, as water from its moat overflowed. Otemon Gate, an entrance to the palace's East Gardens, normally used by visitors. Despite the flooding, the East Gardens remained open to the public. No other typhoon-related damage had been confirmed within the palace grounds, and no injuries were reported. Japan faced significant consequences from the typhoon, which claimed five lives, left six missing, and caused widespread flooding and landslides in the Kanto region.",
  "summary": "The road leading to Otemon Gate at Tokyo's Imperial Palace was flooded on September 22 after heavy rain from a typhoon caused water in the surrounding moat to overflow. (News On Japan)",
  "key_points": [
    "Typhoon No. 25 flooded road to Imperial Palace's Otemon Gate on September 22",
    "Otemon Gate, entrance to East Gardens, remained open to public",
    "Japan suffered five deaths, six missing, and extensive flooding from typhoon"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}