Heavy rain in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, triggered floods and mudslides on Saturday, leaving seven people dead. Authorities say 14 people have no vital signs and four are missing.
The record rain inundated many residential areas, although the downpour has eased for now.
Flooding in parts of southern Japan caused by torrential rain has inundated many residential areas. Authorities say over 15 people have no vital signs and others are missing.
A band of clouds hung over southern Japan on Saturday, dumping rain on Kumamoto Prefecture although the downpour has eased for now.
Japanese carriers are offering users a function to register and check whether a person is safe.
Three major mobile phone carriers -- NTT Docomo, KDDI and Softbank -- are now operating the disaster message board.
Flooding in parts of southern Japan caused by torrential rain has inundated many residential areas. Authorities say over 15 people have no vital signs and others are missing.
A band of cloud hung over southern Japan on Saturday, dumping rain on Kumamoto Prefecture although the downpour has eased for now.
Flooding in parts of southern Japan caused by torrential rain has inundated many residential areas. Authorities say more than 17 people have been found with no vital signs while others are missing.
A band of cloud hung over southern Japan on Saturday, dumping heavy rain on Kumamoto Prefecture. The rain has since eased.
Authorities say over 10 people are without vital signs and others are missing, after torrential rains and flooding hit parts of southern Japan.
A band of cloud hung over the region on Saturday, dumping rain on Kumamoto Prefecture, although the downpour has eased for now.
Torrential rains have battered parts of southern Japan. Flooding is causing havoc in many residential areas.
Authorities say over 10 people have been found with no vital signs while others are missing.
The Japanese Nursing Association says about 1,000 retired nurses have returned to work to fill a manpower shortage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Since April, the association has been asking about 50,000 retired registered nurses, practical nurses and health care workers to return to work.
Torrential downpours lashed parts of southern Japan on Saturday morning.
With the rain easing, the heavy rain 'emergency warning' issued for Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures in the Kyushu region has been changed to a 'warning'.
Heavy rains continue in parts of Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures in the Kyushu region of southern Japan.
A heavy rain emergency warning issued for three municipalities in Kagoshima prefecture has been switched to a warning. However, the emergency warning is still in place for Isa city in Kagoshima, as well as parts of Kumamoto Prefecture.
Japan's industry minister says his ministry plans to study drawing up a roadmap to reduce coal-fired power generation, while aiming to accelerate a shift toward renewable energy.
Kajiyama Hiroshi was speaking to reporters on Friday about the ministry's drastic review of energy generation.
Japanese weather officials say heavy rain and thunderstorms will hit some parts of Japan's Pacific Coast through Saturday, raising the risk of mudslides.
The Meteorological Agency says warm and humid air has flown into the front and the low-pressure system, creating an unstable atmospheric condition mostly in western Japan.
Japan has asked the United States to extradite two Americans who are under arrest for allegedly helping former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn to flee Japan while on bail.
US authorities arrested Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, in May for their alleged role in Ghosn's escape to Lebanon on a private jet.
Night sky watchers say what appeared to be a fireball was seen streaking over wide areas of Japan.
It was a phenomenon created by a fragment of a falling asteroid burning as it descends into the atmosphere.