A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan’s Pacific coast on ​Monday (September 21, 2026), bringing torrential rain, violent winds and ‌a heightened risk of landslides across the ​Kanto region and other ⁠parts of eastern Japan, the weather agency said.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned that conditions could ‌deteriorate rapidly as Typhoon Dujuan was forecast to pass close to ‌the Tokyo metropolitan area later ‌in ⁠the day.

Heavy rain has already ⁠drenched parts of the Izu Islands, Chiba Prefecture and other Pacific coastal areas, with some locations ​recording more than ‌300 mm (12 inches) of rainfall since Saturday (September 19, 2026).

The JMA said downpours could intensify from Monday afternoon as the typhoon nears ‌the Kanto region, an area ​that includes Tokyo and surrounding prefectures.

At the Asian Games in central ⁠Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, organisers postponed the equestrian eventing competition until Tuesday (September 22, 2026) due to ‌the approaching typhoon.

Authorities cautioned that linear rain bands could form over Kanto and central Japan, sharply raising the risk of flash floods and other rain-related disasters.

Linear bands, which have become ‌a growing concern in Japan in recent years, ​can dump extraordinary amounts of rain over a narrow area for ⁠several hours.

Typhoon Dujuan comes amid a ⁠year of extreme weather events around the world, with unusually intense ‌rainfall, flooding and tropical cyclones affecting regions from East Asia to North America ​and Europe.

In an unrelenting cricket calendar where monotony can set in over run-of-the-mill bilateral assignments, a multi-disciplinary event like the Asian Games holds the promise of a novel offering.

The competition provides a unique opportunity for India’s high-profile cricketers to mingle with athletes from other sports whilst attempting to win gold for the nation. Shreyas Iyer & Co. will be looking to do just that when they travel to Japan for the continental spectacle’s T20 tournament from September 24 to October 3.

This will be the Indian cricket team’s second appearance at the Asian Games, having pocketed gold in Hangzhou, China, in 2023.

Sunil Gavaskar hopes the Men in Blue savour the experience of a multi-sport carnival. “You get to know and talk to athletes from other sports, and get to know what makes them tick. It will be a wonderful experience,” he said during a virtual media interaction.

Though reports have emerged of the arrangements in Japan for the cricketers not being up to scratch, Gavaskar emphasised that such obstacles shouldn’t dissuade the game’s stakeholders from exploring newer markets.

“If cricket has to become a global sport, it has to be played in different parts of the world. At the Olympics, for example, you could play in a city where cricket isn’t generally played. You might not always get the best facilities,” the 77-year-old opined. “For the game to grow, I would encourage them to play wherever possible.”

If cricket is to pique the curiosity of spectators at the Asian Games, the boy wonder that is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will have to show up. The spunky 15-year-old, who cracked two half-centuries against Zimbabwe after a baptism by fire against England, will hope to continue his upward flight.

“Look in T20 cricket, you can’t expect consistency. Vaibhav is the kind of batter who can win you three or four out of 10 games. But he’s somebody with whom we need to have patience,” assessed Gavaskar.

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