Heavy rain pounded a wide swath of Japan on Friday, prompting flood warnings and evacuation orders that affected millions of people and leaving a man dead, with the weather agency warning of continuing downpours into the weekend.The rain also disrupted transportation services, including cancellations of shinkansen bullet train services in some areas as well as flights into and out of Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa.The severe weather conditions have been caused by warm and moist air blowing from near Typhoon Mawar, which is passing south of the country, and a rain front hanging over …READ FULL ARTICLE
