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FRI, 2 OCT · 93 ITEMS
Yomiuri Shimbun, Kyodo News, Mainichi Shimbun · Japan
3 outlets— a strong western Pacific tropical cyclone — is forecast to pass closest to Japan's , the heavily populated area around Tokyo, on Thursday morning, bringing heavy rain and wind. The storm was moving northeast after earlier affecting Okinawa, and its forecast track puts the closest approach to Kanto on the morning of 1 October 2026.
The claim is a Japan Meteorological Agency forecast track relayed by reputable Japanese outlets (Yomiuri, Kyodo, Mainichi); it is solid as an accurate report of the official forecast, but the eventual track and impacts remain inherently uncertain until the typhoon actually arrives.
Genuinely current: coverage published in the 28 September–1 October 2026 window, describing an approach expected on Thursday morning, 1 October 2026.
On 29 September 2026 we covered the earlier forecast that Surigae would pass near the Izu Island Chain on Thursday, and on 20 September 2026 we covered Typhoon Dujuan approaching Kanto — the flooding Dujuan caused in Chiba is the immediate backdrop as Surigae arrives.