Heavy rain continues in Sea of Japan coastal region

Torrential rain continued Thursday in the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast, with the weather agency warning of landslides, flooding in low-lying areas and swollen rivers.Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture, logged a record-high 148 millimeters of rainfall in the three hours through 5 a.m., the Japan Meteorological Agency said.Bullet train services on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line were halted for hours between Kanazawa and Nagano stations before they were resumed in the early afternoon, operator JR West said, as heavy rain had started pounding parts of Ishikawa on Wednesday.…READ FULL ARTICLE