THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 12, 2019 at 19:30 JST
Water from the Tamagawa river flows into the first floor of a building located along the river bed in Saiwai Ward, Kawasaki, on Oct. 12. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced at around 7 p.m on Oct. 12 that massive Typhoon No. 19 made landfall in the Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, and issued its highest emergency Level 5 rain warning as residents braced for the worst of the powerful storm. [Read More]
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