Torrential rains are drenching Japan's southern prefecture ... Prefecture through Sunday night. The Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture could also be hit by heavy rain. The ground may remain ...

Forecasters warned that landslides and floods could affect western Japan on Saturday and eastern Japan on Sunday. Due to rain ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency has held a news conference after issuing the maximum level-5 heavy rain emergency warning for Yoron town, Kagoshima Prefecture. An official said the emergency warning ...

southernmost Japan, warm and humid air flowed in between Friday night and early Saturday, causing torrential rain, according to the agency. The highest-level warning on the country's five-tier ...

Eastern Japan is also expected to face intense rain into the night on Saturday. In regions like Shimane, Yamaguchi, Shizuoka, and Kanagawa, river levels have exceeded flood warning thresholds.

It is said to be created as dried soil and plant oils attached to the face of rocks are lifted into the air by rain. Senior researcher Kentaro Araki of the Japan Meteorological Agency's ...

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Nearly 200,000 people in western Japan were urged to evacuate on Saturday as authorities warned of landslides and floods, while the remnants of a tropical storm trickle over the country.