• Typhoon Hagibis crossed the Japanese Islands from 12 to 13, October 2019, and brought record‐breaking rainfall and strong wind.
• This typhoon induced river floods and landslides in eastern Japan and caused tremendous damage with 93 fatalities and 3 missing.
• This paper reports the characteristics of 3 fatal landslide areas, referring to the possibility of their prediction.

By Chigira et al. (Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University)

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