Heavy rain continued to pound western Japan on Thursday, with the weather agency issuing mudslide warnings and forecasts of lightning along with torrential rain for wide areas including eastern Japan through Friday.The Japan Meteorological Agency has asked people to remain vigilant against floods, overflowing rivers and mudslides as the ground in many areas has become saturated due to the rain that has been pelting down in wide parts of the country since last week.At one point, the agency issued mudslide warnings in parts of Hyogo and Tokushima Prefectures in western Japan. Oita Prefecture …READ FULL ARTICLE
