Heavy rain soaks eastern Japan, prompting highest-level warning

Phys.org Thursday 13 August 2026, 19:20 UTC 1 min read

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Torrential rain pummeled eastern Japan on Thursday, triggering landslides and power outages and prompting the weather authority to issue its highest-level heavy rain warning for the region for the first time.

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