Two people died and at least 35 people were injured after heavy rain pounded wide areas of Japan, local authorities said Saturday, with landslides and river flooding occurring in many parts in the country's east.Thunderstorms were observed developing in succession from Friday through Saturday morning in western and central areas, with 23 locations in eight prefectures seeing record levels of 24-hour rainfall, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.The severe weather conditions were caused by warm and moist air blowing from Typhoon Mawar and a rain front near Japan's main island of Hon…READ FULL ARTICLE