Category: Typhoon Dujuan

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 26, 2026 Number of comments0
Deaf Disability Disasters Hearing Impaired Japan Typhoon Typhoon Dujuan

Manufacturer to offer free hearing aid replacements to typhoon Dujuan victims

Rion Co., a Japanese manufacturer of hearing aids and medical equipment, said Thursday it will provide free replacement hearing aids or repairs to people whose Rion devices were lost or damaged in Typhoon No. 25. The company said the assistance will be available regardless of when the hearing aids were purchased for people affected by the typhoon in areas covered by the Disaster Relief Act.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 24, 2026 Number of comments0
Disability Disasters Japan Typhoon Typhoon Dujuan

3 More Confirmed Dead in Japan after Typhoon Dujuan

Three more people had been newly confirmed dead in the eastern Japan prefectures of Chiba and Kanagawa by Wednesday afternoon after heavy rain from Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th typhoon of the year, caused flooding and landslides.  The death toll from the typhoon had thus risen to 10 as of 6:30 p.m., while four other people were missing. Members of the Self-Defense Forces, the prefectural police and local fire authorities continued their search operations.