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Japanese carp farm loses 100,000 Nishikigoi in Typhoon Dujuan flood

Japanese carp farm loses 100,000 Nishikigoi in Typhoon Dujuan flood
South China Morning Post Monday 28 September 2026, 00:49 UTC By Kyodo 1 min read
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Around 100,000 Nishikigoi ornamental carp ready for sale were swept away after heavy rain caused by a typhoon breached some levees at a lake in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo, it has been revealed as authorities assess the widespread damage to local farming and fisheries. Typhoon Dujuan, which approached the region about a week ago, inundated rice paddy fields and other farmland while flooding facilities where carp and eels were being cultivated near Lake Imbanuma in northern Chiba.

Around 100,000 Nishikigoi ornamental carp ready for sale were swept away after heavy rain caused by a typhoon breached some levees at a lake in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo, it has been revealed as authorities assess the widespread damage to local farming and fisheries. Typhoon Dujuan, which approached the region about a week ago, inundated rice paddy fields and other farmland while flooding facilities where carp and eels were being cultivated near Lake Imbanuma in northern Chiba. Kenji Tani, who...
Japanese (ORG) Nishikigoi (ORG) Typhoon Dujuan (LOCATION) Chiba (LOCATION) Tokyo (LOCATION) Lake Imbanuma (LOCATION) Kenji Tani (PERSON)
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