Heavy Rain Hits Wide Areas of Japan
Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--Heavy rain struck areas stretching from the Tokai central region to the Chugoku and Shikoku western regions of Japan on Wednesday due to a weather front and a low-pressure system along it. The Japan Meteorological Agency urged people in affected areas to remain on high alert for landslides, flooding of low-lying areas and swollen rivers as well as lightning stri...