THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 15, 2021 at 20:00 JST
Agricultural and residential areas are inundated with water due to flooding from the Rokkakugawa river in Saga Prefecture on Aug. 14. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
OKAYA, Nagano Prefecture--Three of eight people caught in a landslide were confirmed dead on Aug. 15 as torrential rains lashed this central Japan prefecture, city government officials said. [Read More]
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