THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 1, 2024 at 13:00 JST
A residential area in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, is flooded on Aug. 31. (Tadashi Mizowaki)
Slow-moving Typhoon No. 10 finally weakened after wreaking havoc in Japan over the past week.
Even so, the Japan Meteorological Agency urged people to remain alert because atmospheric conditions remain very unstable, particularly in eastern Japan.
The typhoon was downgraded to a tropical storm as of noon on Sept. 1.
Heavy rain is continuing across wide areas, with 24-hour rainfall exceeding 201 millimeters on Mount Amagisan in the city of Izu in Shizuoka Prefecture as of 8 a.m. on Sept. 1, according to the JMA.
In the Tokai region, up to 200 mm of rain is expected during the 24 hours from 6 a.m. on Sept. 1 and 100 mm in the subsequent 24 hours.
In the Hokuriku region, up to 80 mm is expected during both 24-hour periods.
A maximum of 150 mm and 120 mm is forecast for the Kinki and Kanto-Koshin regions, respectively, during the 24 hours from 6 a.m. on Sept. 1.
The JMA is also urging people to remain vigilant against strong winds.
In the Tokai region, maximum wind speeds of 64.8 kph and 57.6 kph are expected on Sept. 1 and Sept. 2, respectively.
The maximum instantaneous wind speed is expected to be 90 kph on both days.
In the Kinki region, the maximum wind speed of 54 kph and maximum instantaneous wind speed of 90 kph are expected on Sept. 1.
The JMA website shows the latest forecast of the typhoon’s path.
Central Japan Ralway Co. (JR Tokai) announced that services would resume on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line around 6 p.m. on Sept. 1, but cautioned that trains will be crowded due to the limited number of runs.
Services between Tokyo Station and Mishima Station in Shizuoka Prefecture, which were suspended from the first train on Sept. 1, resumed around 10 a.m., but the number of runs has been substantially reduced.
The company said earlier that services between Mishima and Nagoya stations would remain suspended throughout Sept. 1.
The number of runs has been sharply cut between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka stations.
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