More than 100 people were injured.

Typhoon Dianmu hit land near Muroto, Kochi Prefecture, on June 21 and moved north-northeast into Hyogo Prefecture before passing through Honshu into the Sea of Japan.

On June 21, more than 245 domestic flights had been canceled while train services were suspended mostly in western Japan. Road traffic was disrupted on Shikoku. Schools were closed.

The Japan Times Weekly: June 26, 2004
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