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News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/japan-heatstroke-alerts-hit-record-43-prefectures-as-kokushobi-season-opens/ar-AA28iiX5
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026
Japan heatstroke alert covers a record 43 prefectures on July 20, 2026, the highest single-day total since the system launched. The Japan Meteorological Agency declared the rainy season over as the ...
News Japan » Kanto » Health: Japan: Level 5 alert issued as torrential rains trigger flooding, landslide in Kanto region 4
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/japan-level-5-alert-issued-as-torrential-rains-trigger-flooding-landslide-in-kanto-region-4/vi-AA28daYL
Published on: Saturday 18 July 2026
Torrential rain pounded a wide swath of the Kanto region in eastern Japan on Friday, July 17, bringing record-breaking downpours to Gunma and southern Tochigi prefectures as well as heavy rain in ...
News Japan » Kanto » Health: Rainy season begins in Kanto and central Japan
News channel or source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/japan/kanto-central-japan-rainy-season/
Published on: Saturday 06 June 2026
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced Sunday that the Kanto-Koshin and Tokai regions have entered the rainy season. The arrival of the rainy season in the Kanto-Koshin region, which includes the ...