Rainy season ends later than usual in Tokyo area

The rainy season in Tokyo and neighboring areas in the Kanto-Koshin region in eastern and central Japan appears to have ended, finishing later than in usual years, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday.This year's rainy season, which started around June 11, finished eight days later than average, making it the fourth latest end since comparative data were made available in 1951, the agency said.According to the agency, the rainy season also ended in the Tokai region in central Japan, 11 days later than average and the third latest date.During the rainy season, the amount of rainfall…READ FULL ARTICLE