More rain, disaster warnings in Japan as death toll rises to 8

Japan's weather agency warned Wednesday of the risk of further flooding, swollen rivers and mudslides across wide areas of the country as heavy rain from last week could continue unabated, having left at least 8 people dead already.The Japan Meteorological Agency said more rain is forecast to hit areas from the western to northern parts of the country through Thursday as a stationary front is expected to move north along the Japanese archipelago.The agency said the front is forecast to reach Hokkaido, the country's northernmost main island, on Wednesday night, after moving over the Sea of J…READ FULL ARTICLE