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Japan Times
18-07-2025
- Climate
- Japan Times
Rainy season ends in the Kanto region, a day earlier than average
The rainy season appears to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin region, Hokuriku region and southern Tohoku region, the Meteorological Agency announced Friday. This leaves the northern Tohoku region as the only area in Japan where the rainy season has not ended. Compared to an average year, the rainy season ended a day earlier in the Kanto-Koshin region, five days earlier in Hokuriku and six days earlier in southern Tohoku. The season ended in Kanto-Koshin on the same day as last year, 13 days earlier in Hokuriku and 14 days earlier in southern Tohoku. Areas from southern Tohoku to the Kyushu region are expected to see extremely hot days next week, with the mercury likely hitting 35 degrees Celsius or more, as the high-pressure system in the Pacific Ocean is forecast to extend near Japan. The weather agency is calling on people to take measures to prevent heatstroke. Translated by The Japan Times
Japan Times
10-07-2025
- Climate
- Japan Times
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
Tokyo was hit by a torrential downpour Thursday evening during rush hour, with the Meteorological Agency warning residents to prepare for heavy rain, flooding and lightning. The agency recorded 120 millimeters of rain in Suginami Ward and about 100 mm in Setagaya Ward around 7 p.m. — enough to cause disasters. The agency only announces warnings of this kind when there is enough rain in a short period of time to trigger landslides or flooding. The weather agency is forecasting up to 150 mm of rain in the 24 hours through 6 p.m. Friday in the Kanto region, which includes Tokyo, and 100 mm for the Koshin region of Yamanashi and Nagano prefectures. The Tokyo Fire Department received a call that a vehicle driving into a flooded underpass in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward was stalled, NHK reported, adding that first responders are trying to rescue people possibly trapped in the car. In Shibuya, crowds struggled to enter and exit the JR station as water collected around the entrances. Tokaido Shinkansen service was suspended due to the rain between Tokyo and Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture.
