Overview
- Typhoon No.25, which drenched Chiba and Kanagawa on Thursday, has caused floods and landslides that authorities say have killed at least ten people and left four unaccounted for as search teams continue work.
- Levee breaches around Inbanuma and other flood damage have left neighborhoods underwater and forced JR East to suspend or cut services on many lines with some sections facing repairs that could take months.
- The Justice Ministry confirmed that 119 correctional facilities have formal disaster‑response agreements with local governments, a sixfold increase since 2015 that officials say makes prisons and juvenile centers usable as emergency hubs because of their generators, baths and self‑sufficiency.
- Two major court developments also moved forward on Thursday: Tokyo District Court sentenced a former lawyer to six years for embezzling about ¥160 million from clients, and prosecutors at Mito District Court asked for 21 years in the murder trial of a former partner, with a verdict set for September 30.
- Other concurrent national news includes about 60 Japanese participants at the WorldSkills international competition in Shanghai, returning mothers competing at the Aichi/Nagoya Asian Games as debate continues over athlete support, and local researchers in Anjo confirming a Meiji‑era aviation base facility previously thought to be an air‑raid shelter.