Japan Meteorological Agency Issues Heavy Rain, Landslide, and Storm Surge Warnings Across Western and Southern Japan

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued warnings for heavy rain, landslides, and storm surge across a wide area of western and southern Japan, including Hyōgo, Kyoto, Shiga, Nara, Wakayama, Shimane, Hiroshima, Tottori, Okayama, Yamaguchi, Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima, Kochi, Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa-honto, Daitojima, Miyakojima, and Yaeyama. Residents are advised to take immediate safety measures in life-threatening situations and to evacuate if in affected areas.