Heavy rain hits wide areas of Japan, disrupts bullet train services

Heavy rain battered wide areas of Japan on Tuesday, disrupting bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka and prompting the weather agency to urge caution for landslides and floods.An eastward-moving front and a low-pressure system on the Pacific Ocean side of the Japanese archipelago brought heavy rainfall of over 50 millimeters per hour in areas such as Kochi and Shizuoka prefectures, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.Rain intensified in many areas as atmospheric conditions became increasingly unstable due to warm, moist air flowing toward the front and the low-pressure system, the …READ FULL ARTICLE