Japan Rains

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  Torrential Rains In Japan Cause Flooding, Mudslides, Travel Disruptions

  Downpours on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides, injuring a number of people and disrupting travel during a Buddhist holiday week. Evacuation advisories were issued, and several reported missing.

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  Rain Halts Spread Of Japan's Worst Wildfire In More Than 50 Years

  Rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, officials said Thursday, as residents expressed relief the smoke was gone.

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  Rain, Snow Offer Hope In Japan's Worst Wildfire In 50 Years

  Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century on Wednesday in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet weather gave hope for some relief.

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  Japan Struggles With Largest Wildlife In Half A Century, 4,000 Evacuated

  The wildfire had engulfed around 6,400 acres, the fire and disaster management agency said -- over seven times the area of New York's Central Park.

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  Climate Change Cooks Up Japanese 'Cabbage Shock'

  Due to intense localised rain, then a prolonged dry period, farmers in Japan's Aichi are grappling with yields an estimated 30% lower than usual.

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  6 Killed, More Than 100 Injured As Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Slams Japan

  At least six people were dead as Typhoon Shanshan crept eastward through Japan on Saturday, drenching large areas with torrential rain, triggering landslide and flood warnings hundreds of kilometres from the storm's centre.

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  Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Slams Japan, Multiple Deaths Reported

  One of Japan's strongest typhoons in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and injuring dozens, local media reported.

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  Tropical Storm Maria Hits Japan, Disrupts Travel, Forces Evacuations

  Tropical Storm Maria made landfall on Monday in Japan's northern region of Iwate, bringing torrential rain that disrupted flights and rail services while forcing people in some areas to evacuate homes.

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  Over 100 Landslides, Record Rains Across Japan After Tropical Storm

  Mobara city in Chiba prefecture, which borders the capital Tokyo, recorded 392 millimetres of rain overnight into Saturday -- the largest amount to hit the city in a 24-hour span since the Japan Meteorological Agency began the survey in 1976.

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  Typhoon Khanun Pounds South Japan As 2nd Storm Threatens Tokyo

  Heavy rain from Typhoon Khanun pounded southern Japan on Wednesday as another storm approached from the east to possibly threaten Tokyo just as thousands of people prepare to travel during the peak summer holiday season.

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  Typhoon Kanun Kills 2, Injures Over 60 In Japan's Okinawa

  Typhoon Khanun pounded Japan's southwestern Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures with heavy rain and gusty winds for a second straight day on Thursday, leaving two dead.

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  Japan Issues Heatstroke Alerts As Temperatures Soar

  Japan issued heatstroke alerts Sunday to tens of millions of people as near-record high temperatures scorched swathes of the country, while torrential rain pummelled other regions.

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  6 Dead, 3 Missing Due To Heavy Rain In Japan

  Torrential rain over Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu triggered floods and landslides that left up to six people dead and rescuers searching for three missing, officials said on Tuesday.

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  One Dead Due To Landslide In Japan. "Heaviest Rain Ever" Alert Issued

  One person died in a landslide and hundreds of thousands of people have been urged to evacuate their homes in southwestern Japan as forecasters today warned of the "heaviest rain ever" in the region.

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  One Killed In Landslide As Japan Warns Of "Heaviest Rain Ever"

  One person is dead and three missing in landslides in southwestern Japan, authorities said Monday, as the country's weather agency warned of the "heaviest rain ever" in the region.