Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has visited a village in Kumamoto Prefecture that was severely damaged by the recent torrential downpours.
Abe arrived at Kagoshima Airport on an Air Self-Defense Force transport plane on Monday morning and went to Kuma Village.
Tokyo officials confirmed 119 new coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital on Monday... a slight reprieve after the daily tally topped 200 for four days in a row.
The increase brings the total number of confirmed cases to more than 8,000.
Much of Japan can expect even more damaging rain over the coming days. The Meteorological Agency is calling on people in both eastern and western Japan to be on alert for landslides and flooding.
The weather system is set to batter areas of Kyushu, already struggling with the aftermath of earlier downpours.
Schools in the southwestern Japanese city of Hitoyoshi have reopened, after heavy rain caused floods and mudslides in the area recently.
The city of Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture was devastated after the Kuma River overflowed.
Much of Japan can expect even more damaging rain over the coming days. The Meteorological Agency is calling on people in both eastern and western Japan to be on alert for landslides and flooding.
The weather system is set to batter areas of Kyushu, already struggling with the aftermath of earlier downpours.
Local rafting guides are delivering relief supplies to downpour-hit communities in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto. Access has been difficult because of flood damage to roads and bridges.
The guides used three vans to carry water, food, rubber boots, and other goods to three evacuation shelters and two community centers in Kuma Village.
The Meteorological Agency says more heavy rain is expected in eastern and western Japan, and people should remain on the alert for landslides and flooding.
Some rivers in Iwate Prefecture are at risk of overflowing.
The Japanese government will continue to urge people and businesses to redouble their anti-infection efforts to curb an increasing number of coronavirus cases. It also plans to start a tourism stimulus program later this month.
Tokyo reported 206 new cases on Sunday, registering more than 200 for the fourth straight day. Osaka confirmed 32 infections, prompting the prefectural government to issue an alert based on its own criteria.
Dozens of young people in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture have rallied against a government panel's proposal on how to dispose of radioactive wastewater stored at the crippled Daiichi nuclear power plant.
About 50 people, including fisheries workers, marched through Koriyama City on Sunday.
The new coronavirus infection count has been rising across the nation with more than 200 cases reported in Tokyo on Sunday.
Metropolitan government officials say 206 new cases were confirmed in the capital. That makes it the fourth day in a row the figure has topped 200.
The death toll from the heavy rain that began hitting Japan last weekend has risen to 70. Most of the victims are in Kumamoto Prefecture and elsewhere in Kyushu.
One person was found with no vital signs, while 13 others remain unaccounted for.
Heavy rain has toppled an ancient cedar tree at a shrine in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan.
The 40-meter-tall tree fell over on Saturday at Shinmei Shrine, cutting off power, damaging the roof of a nearby house and blocking a road.
The Meteorological Agency says more heavy rain is expected in eastern and western Japan, and people should remain on the alert for landslides and floods.
The agency says radar analysis shows that about 100 millimeters of rain fell in one hour near the cities of Iwamizawa and Mikasa in Hokkaido on Sunday afternoon. A landslide warning has been issued for Iwamizawa.
The record-breaking heavy rain in Japan has left 69 people dead, one without vital signs, and 13 unaccounted for. Most of the casualties were recorded in Kumamoto Prefecture on the southwestern main island of Kyushu.
Search and rescue operations are continuing on Sunday in Kyushu.