Cyclones and hurricanes in Japan
64 cyclones and hurricanes have been recorded in Japan by Global Incident Tracker, 64 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 9 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent cyclones and hurricanes in Japan
Update: Typhoon No. 29 (Koguma) Brings Expanding Storm-Force Winds to Waters East of Japan
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Tropical Cyclone KOGUMA-26
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Tropical storm moving south of Tokyo
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The Japan Meteorological Agency reports rainfall in Tokyo for 34 consecutive days through today, the longest streak since records began in 1886 and one day longer than the previous record set in 2019,
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Another typhoon approaches Japan’s Okinawa, moving towards Tokyo
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Storm menaces Japan after highest cyclone tally since 1966
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Green notification for tropical cyclone SURIGAE-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in Tropical Storm).
Moderate
Multiple people dead after typhoon hits Japan
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Typhoon Dujuan leaves at least nine dead and four missing near Tokyo
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Typhoon Dujuan kills at least four people and injures 22 others in Japan, while six remain missing after landslides. More than 45,000 households in Chiba Prefecture lose power, and over 460 homes are
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Death Toll Climbs To 6 After Typhoon Brings Heavy Rain To Japan
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Typhoon Dujuan leaves 6 dead, 6 missing in Japan
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Update: Four dead after Typhoon Dujuan disrupts travel across Japan
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Four dead after Typhoon Dujuan triggers heavy rain, landslides in Japan
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"Had All My Tickets Booked for Chuseok"... Measles Outbreak and Typhoon Cause Chaos, but Japan Remains Top Choice
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Three people killed in Japan due to the aftermath of a typhoon - VIDEO
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Typhoon Dujuan leaves four dead in Japan, 45 000 houses without power - The Witness
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Typhoon Dujuan: at least two killed in Japan as thousands left without power
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At least four people killed in Japan as typhoon Dujuan triggers heavy rain, landslides
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Typhoon Dujuan leaves two dead, 46,000 houses without power in Japan
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Typhoon Dujuan tracker: Path of 80mph storm as more than one million urged to evacuate in Japan
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Torrential rains brought by Japan typhoon kill two, NHK says
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Tokyo’s Oshima faces highest landslide alert as Typhoon Dujuan nears
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Typhoon Dujuan kills two in Japan, causes travel chaos near Tokyo
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Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan with deadly floods, travel chaos near Tokyo
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Millions urged to evacuate as powerful Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan
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Typhoon Dujuan leaves 1 dead as heavy rain, landslides hit eastern Japan
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Typhoon brings heavy rain to Japan's Pacific coast
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BREAKING NEWS: 1 dies from typhoon-triggered landslide in eastern Japan: police
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Landslide warnings as typhoon hits Japan; evacuations reported
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When they happen
September carries the most cyclones and hurricanes we hold for Japan — 59 of 64. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 3 | |
| September | 59 | |
| October | 2 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Cyclones and hurricanes have official real-time feeds, and ours come from GDACS · NOAA NHC · US NWS · Meteoalarm · national services (CAP) · NASA EONET.