Heavy rain lashes Japan as weather agency warns of landslides, rainbands

Heavy rainfall hit eastern Japan and elsewhere on Monday, with the weather agency urging maximum vigilance against landslides on Niijima, Oshima and Toshima islands, south of Tokyo, and a woman dying in Iwaki in the northeast after her car became submerged.The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special landslide warning for Oshima after more than 580 millimeters of rain fell there over 24 hours, the highest September figure since local records began.Heavy rain also hit eastern Japan, including Tokyo, from the early hours of Monday, disrupting train services and forcing some school closure…READ FULL ARTICLE