Typhoon Dujuan brings heavy rain, landslide risk and travel disruption across eastern Japan. At midday, Dujuan was progressing north-northeast over waters west of Hachijojima, maintaining a broad storm-force wind zone. Meteorologists tracked its path toward the Izu Islands and the Kanto area. The typhoon was projected to pass near Kanto later on Monday as it sped northeastward. Weather authorities issued warnings of intense winds, rough seas, and additional heavy rainfall along eastern Pacific coastal regions, while also monitoring the development of linear rain bands capable of producing localized intense downpours. Damage and closures across multiple prefectures resulted from the storm’s impact. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism reported three landslides in Chiba by 2 p.m., one destroying a home and another causing partial damage. Miyazaki also experienced two landslides, resulting in one death and one injury. Heavy rains led to the shutdown of 32 sections of six expressways and three national roads, while flooding and fallen trees blocked 16 prefectural road sections across Ibaraki, Saitama, and Chiba.

China has kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged throughout September, prolonging a period of stable borrowing costs. The one-year loan prime rate stayed at 3.0%, and the over-five-year rate remained at 3.5%. Banks typically reference the longer-term benchmark for mortgage pricing. The September fixing maintained both rates at the same levels observed in August, which continue to be fundamental in loan pricing across China’s banking sector.