Typhoon makes landfall in northeast Japan with heavy downpours

A typhoon made landfall in Iwate Prefecture on Monday during the annual Bon summer holidays and brought heavy downpours as it moved across northeastern Japan, the weather agency said.Typhoon Maria, the first tropical storm to make landfall on the Japanese archipelago this year, flooded several houses in the prefecture and prompted some municipalities to issue evacuation orders for residents.The Japan Meteorological Agency warned earlier that the typhoon heightened the risk of landslides, overflowing rivers, flooding in low-lying areas, strong winds and high waves. The slow-moving typhoon is…READ FULL ARTICLE